Bill would let some food-service pay skip anti-kickback rules.
H.R. 10945 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude from the anti-kickback statute and other sanctions certain remunerations for providing food or nutrition services to individuals. · Filed by Emilia Sykes (D-OH) · Introduced Oct 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would change federal law. It would allow certain pay for food and meal help that is now banned as kickbacks. The bill only changes the rules. It does not give out new money or require anyone to start a meal program.
Who it affects
People who get Social Security could be hit. Food and meal-help groups could be hit. Healthcare groups that offer meal help could be hit.
One thing to notice
The bill removes a legal block to pay for meal help. But it does not say what kinds of pay would be okay.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- kickback — Money paid to push someone to send work to a group or person.
- Social Security — A federal program that pays money to retired people, disabled people, and survivors.
- meal help — Help with food, meals, or tips about what to eat.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Oct 31, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,927 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 2026-11-02.
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