Patty Murray (D-WA)
Tribal Access to Nutrition Assistance Act of 2026
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Tribal Access to Nutrition Assistance Act of 2026," aims to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. The primary goal is to allow for dual enrollment in nutrition programs. Specifically, it seeks to permit households to participate in both the food distribution program on Indian reservations and the supplemental nutrition assistance program at the same time.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill increases the amount of nutrition assistance available to low-income households through dual enrollment.
- Scored +5
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill specifically targets the improvement of food program access for households on Indian reservations.
- Scored +5
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?
The bill improves food security for Native American households by allowing dual enrollment in nutrition programs.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Simultaneous Participation: The bill would allow eligible households to participate in both the food distribution program on Indian reservations and the supplemental nutrition assistance program simultaneously, as described in Section 2.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill increases the amount of nutrition assistance available to low-income households through dual enrollment. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets the improvement of food program access for households on Indian reservations. Would children be better off under this? — Increased access to nutrition assistance can improve food security for children in eligible households. Would people in middle age be better off under this? — Increased access to nutrition assistance can improve food security for middle-aged adults in eligible households. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Increased access to nutrition assistance can improve food security for seniors in eligible households. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Increased access to nutrition assistance can improve food security for young adults in eligible households.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill helps reduce poverty by allowing eligible households to access both reservation food distributions and SNAP benefits. Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The bill improves food security for Native American households by allowing dual enrollment in nutrition programs.
- 7/23/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat · Nevada