Bill funds vehicles to deliver free summer meals to rural kids.
H.R. 10038 — FORK Act of 2026 · Filed by Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a three-year pilot program from 2027 to 2029. Schools and food groups can get grants. Each grant is up to $100,000. The money buys or fixes vehicles for meal delivery. These vehicles bring free meals to children in rural and poor areas during summer. The program gets $1 million per year.
Who it affects
Low-income children in rural areas get free meals in summer when school meals stop. Schools and food-service groups can apply for grants to run the program.
One thing to notice
The program can only fund about 10 groups per year with $1 million total. Many rural areas may not get help because there is not enough money.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Aug 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- pilot program — A small test of a new idea to see if it works before doing it everywhere.
- grants — Money the government gives to groups or schools. They do not have to pay it back.
- rural — Areas far from cities with fewer people and services.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,748 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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