# 119-hr-7571: GusNIP Expansion Act of 2026

119-hr-7571, GusNIP Expansion Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7571
- Congress: 119
- Title: GusNIP Expansion Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Expands and scales federal support for the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP).** It also creates a Produce Prescription Program to test delivering fruit and vegetable benefits through clinical care and to study health and cost impacts. - Low-income families and clinic patients may get more incentives and targeted produce prescriptions aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, reducing food insecurity, and lowering health care use. Expansion grants must serve at least 300 patients and last at least 12 months. - Independent retailers and farmers markets get priority in new cooperative agreements that require at least a 4-year duration and that at least 90% of funds be spent on redeemed incentives before an agreement ends. - Federal cost-sharing for incentives is generally capped at 50% with a waiver for persistent poverty areas. Cooperative agreements are structured to scale statewide programs and are limited to entities that previously received a grant. *This bill authorizes new federal funding of roughly $57.5 million per year for 2027–2031, $56.0 million per year from 2032 onward, plus $12.0 million per year for 2027–2031 for specified purposes, increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New produce prescription grants: benefit, medium. This bill would create a new produce prescription grant program. Small seeding grants would be $100,000 to $400,000. Larger expansion grants would be $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 and must serve at least 300 patients and run 12 months or longer. The Secretary would set up a review panel within 1 year an…
- Scale statewide nutrition incentives: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would form multi-year cooperative agreements to scale statewide nutrition incentive programs. Agreements must last at least 4 years and only be made with entities that previously received a GusNIP grant. Before each agreement ends, at least 90% of the agreement funds must…
- Steady GusNIP grant funding: benefit, low. If enacted, the government would provide $57,500,000 each year for GusNIP grants in fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Starting in fiscal year 2032, it would provide $56,000,000 each year for those grants. The bill also includes a separate $12,000,000 annual allocation for FY2027–FY2031 for related pr…
- Federal share cap for incentives: mixed, low. This bill would generally cap the federal share of a GusNIP activity at 50% of total project cost. The Secretary could waive that 50% cap for counties that had at least 20% of the population living in poverty over the prior 30 years (using decennial census and SAIPE) or for census tracts with at le…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7571 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7571)

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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7571 (as of 2026-07-25).