Contact Congress about H.R. 3506: Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025

More communities could get federal help for grocery stores, mobile markets, and other healthy food projects. The bill would give the USDA program set funding each year, rising to $50 million a year from 2030 on.

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Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Latest action on H.R. 3506: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects communities with limited access to healthy food, and the groups that may build or run food access projects there. It also affects USDA, because the department would keep running the program and handling the funding.

Why this matters: Some communities still lack nearby, affordable places to buy healthy food, and this bill would give steady federal money to help address that gap. Steady funding could help groups plan projects that take more than one year. It could also reduce delays caused by uncertain yearly funding. The bill does not say whether food prices, access, or health outcomes would improve; that would depend on how USDA uses the money.

Key provisions in H.R. 3506

• The bill renews the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. It does this by changing the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994.
• The program would get money from the Commodity Credit Corporation. That makes the funding required by law, instead of depending on Congress’s yearly spending votes.
• The bill sets the funding amounts for the next four years. It provides $25 million in 2026, $30 million in 2027, $35 million in 2028, and $40 million in 2029.
• The program would get $50 million every year starting in 2030. That yearly funding would continue unless Congress changes the law later.
• The Secretary of Agriculture would keep running the program. The bill does not create a new agency or office.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 3506

What is H.R. 3506?

More communities could get federal help for grocery stores, mobile markets, and other healthy food projects. The bill would give the USDA program set funding each year, rising to $50 million a year from 2030 on.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 3506?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 3506?

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