Service members get more healthy food choices at base stores.

What it does

The bill tells the Defense Commissary Agency to make healthy foods easier to find and cheaper. It requires hiring a Director of Healthy Foods. The agency must make a plan within 180 days. It must work with local farmers and farmers markets. The program must report on progress every year until 2030.

Who it affects

Service members and their families can buy more healthy foods at lower prices at base stores. Local farmers and farmers markets near bases can sell their food.

One thing to notice

The program ends on December 31, 2030 unless Congress votes to keep it. The bill says healthy food means food that follows national food rules, which can change.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• Jul 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jul 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Words to know

• Defense Commissary Agency — The government office that runs stores for service members.
• commissaries — Stores where service members can buy food and goods.