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Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of produce prescriptions to veterans, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends veterans benefits law to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide produce prescriptions to eligible veterans. A produce prescription is defined as a benefit, such as a voucher or debit card, that helps veterans with diet-related chronic conditions and food insecurity purchase fruits and vegetables. The program would make this benefit available to veterans who are food-insecure and have diet-related chronic conditions to help improve their health through better nutrition. Produce prescriptions would be considered a medical service covered under the VA's health benefits.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Chellie Pingree’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $31,950
- HIGH TIDE FOUNDATION $6,600
- TISHMAN HOTEL & REALTY $6,600
- COOL EFFECT, INC. $6,600
- HONOR NYC $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Chellie Pingree → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Feb 12, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Jan 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jan 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 27, 2026
Ms. Pingree (for herself and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of produce prescriptions to veterans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act”.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF PRODUCE PRESCRIPTIONS TO VETERANS.
(a) Inclusion as Medical Services.—Paragraph (6) of section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(J) The provision of produce prescriptions.”.
(b) Definition of Produce Prescription.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(11) The term ‘produce prescription’ means a service in which the Secretary provides a benefit to a veteran who has a diet-related chronic condition and is food-insecure or refers such a veteran to receive a benefit, including a voucher or debit card, for the purchase of fruits and vegetables, to improve a diet-related chronic condition.”. <all>
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