S4101
Referred to committee
Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Protection Act of 2026
- Federal
- Senate
- Introduced Mar 16, 2026
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version ISThis Act may be cited as the Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Protection Act of 2026.
In this section:
The term eligible entity means a membership organization, as determined by the Secretary, or labor union representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, or grocery workers.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a grant program to provide funding to eligible entities representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the outcomes and evaluating the impacts of the program established under subsection (b).
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
In this section:
The term eligible entity means a membership organization, as determined by the Secretary, or labor union representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, or grocery workers.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a grant program to provide funding to eligible entities representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the outcomes and evaluating the impacts of the program established under subsection (b).
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Legislative Timeline
2 actions-
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.