Affordable Food and Energy Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7069 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7069 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand benefits to households eligible for Federal and State energy assistance programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2026 Ms. McDonald Rivet introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand benefits to households eligible for Federal and State energy assistance programs, 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 ``Affordable Food and Energy Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE. Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended-- (1) by amending subsection (e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) to read as follows: ``(I) In general.--Subject to s…