# 119-s-2772: Commissary Healthy Options and servicemember Welfare (CHOW) Act

119-s-2772, Commissary Healthy Options and servicemember Welfare (CHOW) Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2772
- Congress: 119
- Title: Commissary Healthy Options and servicemember Welfare (CHOW) Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a one-year pilot that gives junior enlisted service members a monthly commissary coupon to buy food.** It aims to improve access to affordable, healthy food for unaccompanied junior enlisted members living in government quarters. - Junior enlisted and unaccompanied members: Eligible members would receive a monthly voucher usable only at military commissaries for home-consumption foods and ready-made items. Coupons would exclude alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and extra container deposit fees and would be supplemental to the Basic Allowance for Subsistence and other in-kind meal programs. - Commissaries and dining facilities: The pilot would run at two installations chosen for large unaccompanied housing populations, low dining facility attendance, and commissaries that offer nutritious ready-made or easy-to-make options. The program tracks changes in commissary and dining facility usage and customer satisfaction. - Department of Defense and congressional oversight: The Secretary of Defense would set the coupon amount and limit its use to food. Not later than 90 days after the one-year pilot ends, the Secretary must report to the congressional defense committees on coupon use, member feedback, impacts on commissary and dining facility utilization, and the pilot’s effect on food insecurity and access to nutritious options.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Monthly commissary food coupons for service members: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary of Defense run a one-year pilot giving a monthly food coupon to junior enlisted service members. The pilot would be at two military bases chosen by the Secretary using set criteria. You would need to be a junior enlisted member stationed at a pilot base…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2772 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2772)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1782)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2772 (as of 2026-04-21).