Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Protection Act of 2026

Sponsored bySen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]NM· Introduced 16 March 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

16 March 2026·4 months ago

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Introduced in Senate · Updated 3 April 2026

Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Protection Act of 2026

This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a grant program to provide farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster. Specifically, AMS must provide funding to membership organizations or labor unions representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for the payments.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
16 March 2026 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
16 March 2026 · IntroReferral

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Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]NM

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Democrat:Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]CO

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Agriculture and Food

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