Bill · H.R. 2489· House(119-HR-2489)
Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/31/2025
- Last activity
- 4/18/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Shontel Brown
- Cosponsors
- - 71 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025," aims to change how the Thrifty Food Plan is handled. It specifically targets the Secretary of Agriculture's ability to issue updates or reevaluations. The goal is to prevent any updates that would lead to an increase in food insecurity. It defines food insecurity as households lacking adequate food due to insufficient money and resources.
Yes
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
The bill protects against increases in food insecurity, benefiting low-income households.
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?+5
The bill helps prevent food insecurity by regulating updates to the Thrifty Food Plan.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prevention of increased food insecurity: The bill prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing updates or reevaluations that would result in more people lacking adequate food due to insufficient money (Section 2).
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Clear definition of food insecurity: By defining the term as the number of households lacking adequate food due to insufficient money and other resources, it creates a specific standard for the Secretary to follow (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+5
- 5/11/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/18/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- 4/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/7/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/1/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/31/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 56 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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