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HR2489FEDERALin_committee

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Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025

March 31, 2025

SNAP food security agriculture nutrition assistance federal budget

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Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

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Signed

Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Last action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.Apr 18, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

If passed, this bill would legally restrict the Secretary of Agriculture's ability to adjust SNAP benefit formulas if those changes are projected to increase the number of households unable to afford adequate food.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

SNAP recipients

The bill establishes a new legal standard that governs how their benefit levels are calculated during future plan updates.

Secretary of Agriculture

The Secretary is prohibited from implementing plan updates that result in increased food insecurity.

What changed

Current stage: in_committee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill proposes a new federal requirement that any future updates or re-evaluations of the ''—the basis for SNAP benefit calculations—must not lead to an increase in . It explicitly defines food insecurity as households lacking adequate food due to insufficient financial resources.

Why It Matters

Key Facts

The bill amends Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
It prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing any update or re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan that would increase food insecurity.
The bill defines 'food insecurity' as the number of households lacking adequate food due to insufficient money or resources.
Updates to the Thrifty Food Plan must continue to adjust the cost of the diet in accordance with existing paragraphs (1) through (4) of the Act.
The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on March 31, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Thrifty Food Plan?

It is a federal standard used to calculate the cost of a nutritious diet, which serves as the basis for determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit levels.

Does this bill change current SNAP benefits?

No, it sets a new legal requirement for how future updates to the benefit calculation formula must be conducted.

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Constraint on Administrative Discretion

The bill shifts from allowing the Secretary of Agriculture broad discretion in updating food plans to imposing a specific outcome-based constraint (no increase in food insecurity).

Secretary of Agriculture

Connected Entities

organizationCommittee on Agriculture“The House committee to which the bill was referred for review.”Map →

personSecretary of Agriculture“The official responsible for updating the Thrifty Food Plan under the Food and N”Map →

personMs. Brown“Primary sponsor of the bill in the House of Representatives.”Map →

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