Contact Congress about H.R. 7571: GusNIP Expansion Act of 2026

This bill would grow programs that help low-income people afford fruits and vegetables. It would fund more grants, set new rules for them, and study whether health insurance could pay for produce prescriptions later.

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GusNIP Expansion Act of 2026 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Latest action on H.R. 7571: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects low-income shoppers, especially people who use SNAP to buy food. It also affects clinics, community health centers, farmers markets, grocery stores, small produce retailers, nonprofits, state SNAP agencies, and groups that already have GusNIP grants. These groups could get new funding options, but they would also face detailed grant rules and reporting duties.

Why this matters: Fresh food is often hard to afford for people with low incomes, and this bill would put more support behind programs that lower that cost. It could help states and local groups plan longer-term projects. It could also give researchers better data on whether produce prescriptions improve diet, reduce food insecurity, or change health care use. The final impact would depend on which projects get funded and whether later lawmakers move costs into health insurance.

Key provisions in H.R. 7571

• The Agriculture Secretary could let some projects get more than half their costs from federal money. This would apply in counties or census tracts with at least a 20% poverty rate over the past 30 years.
• USDA would have to create new agreements for nutrition incentive programs. The partners could include USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, state SNAP agencies, or local and nonprofit groups working with state SNAP agencies.
• Each new agreement would have to last at least four years. It would also have to follow GusNIP rules and use at least 90% of its money for incentives that shoppers actually redeem at eligible stores.
• Only groups with past GusNIP grants could use the new agreements. New groups without that history could not enter them.
• Produce prescription grants would be split into two types. Smaller pilot grants would test and study projects, while larger expansion grants would support medical research and use in regular health care.

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This bill would grow programs that help low-income people afford fruits and vegetables. It would fund more grants, set new rules for them, and study whether health insurance could pay for produce prescriptions later.

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