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Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 2489 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsors
72
Latest action
Apr 18, 2025

What it does

Hunger-Free Future Act of 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…

Official summary · Introduced in House · Mar 31, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Mar 31, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Apr 18, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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