March 31, 2025
Ms. Brown (for herself, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Adams, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Fields, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Figures, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Ansari, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Latimer, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Soto, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Bell, Ms. Rivas, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Chu, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Meng, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Strickland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing a thrifty food plan update under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 or reevaluation that would result in an increase in food insecurity.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Adjustments to the thrifty food plan in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after the 2d sentence the following: Each re-evaluation or update shall not result in an increase in food insecurity and shall continue to adjust the cost of the diet in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4), as applicable. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term
.food insecurity
means the number of households that lack adequate food as a result of having insufficient money and other resources to acquire food.