# 119-hr-6252: Food Assurance and Security Act

119-hr-6252, Food Assurance and Security Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6252
- Congress: 119
- Title: Food Assurance and Security Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates an annual, standardized federal program to measure household food insecurity and hunger.** This bill would have the Department of Agriculture work with the Census Bureau to collect, analyze, and publicly report yearly survey data on household and child food hardship. - Families with children: The survey would ask child-specific questions for households with kids ages 0–17 about relying on low-cost foods, children not getting enough, skipping meals, and frequency of those events. These questions aim to show how often children face hunger. - Households: The questionnaire covers worry about running out of food, inability to afford balanced meals, skipping or reducing meals, eating less or going hungry, weight loss, and not eating for a whole day. That creates consistent, detailed measures of severity. - Timing and quality controls: The Current Population Survey would include a food security supplement consistent with the 2023 questionnaire for 2026 through 2028 and continue thereafter with questions substantially similar, subject to testing, review, public input, and Office of Management and Budget clearance. - Agencies and funding: The Department of Agriculture would publish annual reports, post them online, submit them to Congress, and fund the Census Bureau’s costs. The bill authorizes whatever sums are necessary to carry out the program.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal food security program: benefit, high. This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture, with the Census Bureau, to create and run an interagency program to collect, analyze, and report yearly food insecurity and hunger data. The bill would appropriate "such sums as may be necessary" to the Agriculture Department to carry out the pr…
- Standard annual household food survey: benefit, high. This bill would require the Current Population Survey to include a food security supplement consistent with the 2023 questionnaire for 2026 through 2028 and continuing thereafter. Any changes to those questions would need robust testing, a thorough review, public input, and Office of Management and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6252 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6252)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6252 (as of 2026-09-21).