Support and advance Food is Medicine legislation to expand access to nutritious food through programs like produce prescriptions, food pantries, culinary education, and medically tailored meals.

Robin L. Kelly · Illinois · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Partner with Congressman Latimer and advance the Food Access in Community Health Centers Act to support on-site food pantries, mobile distribution, and related food access partnerships at community health centers.. Promised outcome: Everyone has access to nutritious food regardless of zip code, including patients receiving both health care and healthy food through community health center partnerships.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Kelly's congressional office announcing introduction of the Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 during her federal House term representing Illinois's 2nd District.

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Congresswoman Kelly stated, “What makes us sick, or keeps us well, starts long before we ever walk into a doctor's office. Over 40 million Americans have limited access to affordable groceries, and the Big, Ugly Law has now gutted SNAP and Medicaid on top of that. Community health centers and emergency feeding operations are already stepping up. This bill helps them do it together, through on-site food pantries and mobile distribution, so patients can get both the care and the healthy food they need. I'm proud to partner with Congressman Latimer to ensure that everyone has access to nutritious food, no matter their zip code.”

Kelly introduced and promoted legislation to expand partnerships between community health centers and emergency feeding operations so patients can access care and healthy food, pledging to partner to ensure access to nutritious food regardless of zip code.

Rep. Kelly and Rep. Latimer Introduce Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 | Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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Evidence

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The official House press release says Robin Kelly and Jen Kiggans introduced the FOOD for Health Act to support Food is Medicine programs. It says the bill would expand access through produce prescriptions, on-site food pantries, culinary education, and medically tailored meals.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Kelly took concrete legislative action by reintroducing the FOOD for Health Act, a Food is Medicine bill matching the promise’s mechanisms, but there is no evidence here of enactment.

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Rep. Kelly reintroduces bipartisan legislation to improve access to healthy, nutritious food | Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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Kelly took concrete same-term action on the promise by introducing the bipartisan FOOD for Health Act in March 2026, and the bill directly matched the promise's stated Food is Medicine mechanisms, including produce prescriptions, food pantries, culinary education, and medically tailored meals. That shows real support and legislative advancement attributable to her. But the available evidence shows introduction and advocacy, not enactment or a completed policy change that actually expanded access through federal law or program implementation, so this falls short of full delivery.

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