Bill · H.R. 6252· House(119-HR-6252)
Food Assurance and Security Act
- Introduced
- 11/21/2025
- Last activity
- 1/13/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Wesley Bell
- Cosponsors
- - 8 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Food Assurance and Security Act requires the Secretary of Agriculture to work with the Director of the Census Bureau to maintain an interagency food security measurement program. This program is designed to coordinate the annual collection, analysis, and reporting of data regarding hunger and food insecurity. To do this, the Census Bureau will include a food security supplement in its Current Population Survey. The Secretary of Agriculture must also issue annual reports containing these findings, making them public and submitting them to Congress. This Act also provides the necessary funding for these efforts, including costs for the Census Bureau.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill mandates the public release of annual reports containing detailed data on food security findings.
Would children be better off under this?+4
The bill includes specific data collection parameters to monitor the nutritional needs and food security of children ages 0 to 17.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+3
The bill improves the tracking of food insecurity, which can help in addressing the needs of low-income households.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Data Collection on Food Insecurity: The bill establishes a program for the annual collection and analysis of data regarding hunger and food insecurity (Section 2, subsection a). This could provide a better understanding of how people are being affected by food shortages.
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Public Access to Findings: The Secretary of Agriculture is required to make the annual report publicly available on the Department's website (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 2, subparagraph B). This ensures that the information regarding food insecurity is accessible to the people.
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Detailed Insight into Household Needs: The bill includes specific questions for households with children ages 0 to 17 regarding their ability to afford balanced meals and whether children are skipping meals due to lack of money (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 3, subparagraph I).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Survey Burden: The Current Population Survey will include a food security supplement that asks detailed and personal questions regarding whether individuals or children have worried about food, cut meal sizes, or gone without eating for a whole day (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 1 and paragraph 3).
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 Children+4Good For Low Income Households+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- 3/26/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/13/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- 12/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/3/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 12/2/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 11/21/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Suzanne BonamiciDemocrat · Oregon
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · California
Nanette BarragánDemocrat · California
Emanuel CleaverDemocrat · Missouri
André CarsonDemocrat · Indiana
Robert GarciaDemocrat · California
Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat · California
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia