Bill funds food and nutrition help at health clinics for poor people
H.R. 10171 — Improving Health Through Integrated Food and Nutrition Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers Act · Filed by Joseph Morelle (D-NY) · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives $100 million per year to health clinics. The money runs from 2027 to 2031. Clinics check if patients do not have enough food. Clinics can hire dietitians and run food pantries. Clinics teach nutrition and help people sign up for SNAP and WIC. Clinics share data about how many people they help.
Who it affects
Health clinics that serve poor people get the money and staff. Patients at these clinics get free food screening and nutrition help. Food banks and farms may work with clinics.
One thing to notice
The bill treats food insecurity as a health problem doctors should screen for. Health insurance may pay for food and nutrition services in the future.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- food insecurity — Not having enough money or access to buy enough food to eat.
- SNAP — A government program that gives money to buy food for people with low income.
- WIC — A government program that gives food help to pregnant women, new mothers, and young kids.
- dietitian — A person trained to help people eat healthy food and manage diet for health.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,488 characters) on Sep 5, 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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