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119th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 2489: Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 31, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
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  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Mar 31, 2025

This bill prohibits any reevaluation or update to the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) that results in an increase in food insecurity (i.e., an increase in the number of households that lack adequate food as a result of having insufficient money and other resources to acquire food).

As background, USDA created the TFP (the cost of purchasing a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet), which is used to determine maximum monthly benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). USDA calculates the cost of the TFP (i.e., the market basket of goods) each year to account for food price inflation. Under a provision of the 2018 farm bill, USDA must reevaluate the market basket of goods every five years based on current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and dietary guidance.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

71

Who scored on this bill

12 points earned
  1. 1Shontel Brown D-OH SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History

  1. Mar 31, 2025Introduced in the House by Shontel Brown.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
  1. Apr 18, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  2. Mar 31, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.