# 119-hr-7938: Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026

119-hr-7938, Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7938
- Congress: 119
- Title: Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to provide disaster stabilization payments to grocery, farm, and meat processing workers.** This bill would route funds through labor unions and qualifying membership organizations and give the Agriculture Secretary authority to define disaster triggers and eligible recipients. - Grocery, farm, and meat processing workers could receive stabilization payments after a natural or other disaster through their union or membership organization. - Labor unions and membership organizations that represent those workers would be eligible to apply for grants and distribute payments to members. - The Agriculture Department's Agricultural Marketing Service would administer the program and must submit an outcomes and impact evaluation within four years. *This bill would authorize $50 million in appropriations, increasing federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stabilization grants for grocery and farm workers: benefit, medium. This bill would create a Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program. The Secretary of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Marketing Service, would run the program. Grants would go to membership organizations or labor unions that represent farm, meat processing, or grocery workers.…

## 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-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7938 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7938)

## 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-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7938 (as of 2026-10-17).