# 119-hr-10680: Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026

119-hr-10680, Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10680
- Congress: 119
- Title: Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Would expand food access at community health centers.** It would fund competitive grants for partnerships between community health centers and emergency feeding organizations to operate on-site food locations, scheduled mobile food vehicles, or cover related procurement, storage, and distribution costs. - Patients and families: Patients served by community health centers would gain easier access to food through on-site sites or scheduled mobile food vans located at or near clinics. - Community health centers: Centers could receive competitive grants to create physical food spaces, add mobile delivery vehicles, or cover operating costs tied to making food available. - Emergency feeding operations: Food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, and similar nonprofits can partner with centers as the eligible partner to apply for grants. - Program details and oversight: Grants would be capped at $500,000 per eligible partnership. The Department of Health and Human Services would have to set up the program within one year and publish a public evaluation two years after enactment and annually after that.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Food access at community health centers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the HHS Secretary to create a competitive grant program within one year. Grants would be for partnerships between a Federally Qualified Health Center and a nonprofit emergency feeding operation, like a food bank or pantry. Funded projects would cover a food-access…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10680 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10680)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10680 (as of 2026-10-24).