Bill · S. 4923· Senate(119-S-4923)
Food Assurance and Security Act
- Introduced
- 6/24/2026
- Last activity
- 6/24/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 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 Bureau of the Census to create an interagency food security measurement program. This program involves the annual collection, analysis, and reporting of data regarding hunger and food insecurity. A key part of this mandate is the inclusion of a food security supplement within the Current Population Survey. This supplement includes specific questions regarding food shortages, meal sizes, and hunger due to financial constraints. The Secretary is also required to submit an annual report of this data to Congress and make it available to the public.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
The bill requires the Secretary to submit an annual report of food security findings to Congress and make them publicly available on a government website.
Would children be better off under this?+2
The bill mandates specific data collection on whether children are facing hunger or lack of balanced meals due to financial constraints.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+2
The bill creates a systemic mechanism to track and report on the specific ways low-income households struggle to afford food.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Data Collection on Hunger: The Secretary of Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census will coordinate the annual collection and analysis of data on food insecurity and hunger (Section 2, subsection a). This can help identify how many people are struggling to afford food.
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Specific Insights into Household Struggles: The food security supplement includes specific questions about whether people worried about food running out, couldn't afford balanced meals, or had to skip meals due to lack of money (Section 2, subsection b). This provides detailed information on the types of financial food struggles people face.
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Focus on Children's Well-being: The bill includes additional questions for households with children ages 0 to 17 regarding whether they relied on low-cost foods, could not afford balanced meals, or if children skipped meals due to lack of money (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 2, sub-paragraph I). This allows for tracking the specific impacts of food insecurity on children.
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Public Transparency: The Secretary must submit an annual report to Congress and make the findings available on the Department of Agriculture's website (Section 2, subsection c). This allows the public to see the data regarding food security and hunger.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly mentioned 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 Children+2Good For Low Income Households+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+2
- 6/24/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Ben LujánDemocrat · New Mexico