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H.R. 2489

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Summary

H.R. 2489, the Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 31, 2025 by Rep. Shontel Brown (D) with 71 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, and last saw action on Apr 18, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 2489 has 71 co-sponsors.

hb2489/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2489 IH: Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-31
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2489  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 31, 2025   Ms. Brown  (for herself,  Mrs. Hayes ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Mrs. McIver ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Ms. Adams ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Mr. Jackson of Illinois ,  Mr. Carson ,  Mrs. Beatty ,  Mr. Fields ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Ms. Pingree ,  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Mrs. Sykes ,  Mr. Figures ,  Mr. Vargas ,  Mr. Landsman ,  Ms. Salinas ,  Ms. Pressley ,  Mr. Riley of New York ,  Ms. Ansari ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Mr. Sorensen ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Titus ,  Mrs. Watson Coleman ,  Mr. Latimer ,  Mrs. Dingell ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Mr. Khanna ,  Mr. Tonko ,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ,  Mrs. McClain Delaney ,  Ms. Stevens ,  Mr. Soto ,  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ,  Mr. Bell ,  Ms. Rivas ,  Mr. Goldman of New York ,  Ms. Chu ,  Ms. Johnson of Texas ,  Mr. Gottheimer ,  Ms. Velázquez ,  Ms. DelBene ,  Ms. Meng ,  Ms. Scanlon ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois , and  Ms. Strickland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing a thrifty food plan update under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 or reevaluation that would result in an increase in food insecurity.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025  .
2.
Adjustments to the thrifty food plan in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(u) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after the 2d sentence the following:  Each re-evaluation or update shall not result in an increase in food insecurity and shall continue to adjust the cost of the diet in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4), as applicable. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term  food insecurity  means the number of households that lack adequate food as a result of having insufficient money and other resources to acquire food. .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-31
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Mar 31, 2025

hb2489/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/31/2025)

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 the 2018 farm bill, USDA must reevaluate the market basket of goods every five years based on current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and dietary guidance.

Sponsors

Rep. Shontel Brown (D) sponsors H.R. 2489, and 71 members have co-sponsored it, 56 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2489 went before 2 committees: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred to · Apr 18, 2025 · 79 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Mar 31, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2489 has taken 3 actions since Mar 31, 2025, the latest on Apr 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 18, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Mar 31, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 31, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 2489 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2489 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing a thrifty food plan update under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 or reevaluation that would result in an increase in food insecurity. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2489 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Education, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, District of Columbia, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER—District of Columbia15—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER15—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELLEN TELLER115
AMERICA FITZPATRICK111
DARIEN DAVIS111
DAVID SHADBURN111
DOUGLAS LINDNER111
ELIANA KOSOVA111
ELIZABETH DUNCAN111
FRANCESCA GOVERNALI111
LEAH DONAHEY111
MADELEINE FOOTE111
MATTHEW DAVIS111
SARA CHIEFFO111
SARA FONTES111
TIERNAN SITTENFELD111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 second_quarter$290K2nd Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2026 second_quarter$41.4K2nd Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2025 fourth_quarter$33.8K4th Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2025 third_quarter$29.8K3rd Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2026 first_quarter$28.7K1st Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2025 second_quarter$28.4K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2489 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2489’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr2489/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2489, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWN:H.R. 2489.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section VIII[Page H1375]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com