An Act Providing Food Security For Veterans, Transitional Nutrition Assistance For Other Persons Affected By Federal Program Cuts, A Food As Medicine Waiver Program, Meals On Wheels Provider Rate Increases And Aligning Nutrition Assistance Applications With Federal Regulations.

Also relevant to:Medicaid / public insurance

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Plain-English Summary

To mitigate federal changes in the supplemental nutrition assistance program with a transitional assistance fund, expand food security with a Medicaid waiver program and increase rates for meals on wheels providers.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 20, 2026

Votes

Sponsorship · 14 Sponsors

Democrat13Republican0Independent0Other1

· PrimeHuman Services Committee
D · CoMartin Looney
D · CoLucy Dathan
D · CoSaud Anwar
D · CoMatthew Lesser
D · CoNick Gauthier
D · CoMartha Marx
D · CoJane Garibay
D · CoGeraldo Reyes
D · CoNick Menapace
D · CoDerek Slap
D · CoJoshua Elliott
D · CoMichael Shannon
D · CoJulie Kushner

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