Food Assurance and Security Act
Sponsored By: Senator Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
Introduced
Summary
Create a consistent national measure of food insecurity through the Current Population Survey. This bill would require a standardized food security supplement in the CPS that mirrors the 2023 questionnaire for 2026–2028 and limits changes after 2028 to only those backed by testing, public input, and Office of Management and Budget approval.
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- Families and children: Households would face detailed annual questions about worrying food would run out, food not lasting, skipping or cutting meals, eating less, being hungry, losing weight, or going a full day without eating. For children ages 0 to 17 it adds questions on low-cost diets, cut or skipped meals, hunger, and how often these happened.
- Researchers and policymakers: The Department of Agriculture would publish an annual report to Congress and post findings publicly, giving a regular data stream to track hunger trends and inform program choices.
- Federal agencies: An interagency measurement program led by the Secretary of Agriculture and coordinated with the Census Bureau would oversee collection and analysis and manage the required supplement questions.
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More food insecurity data and reporting
If enacted, the bill would require USDA, working with the Census Bureau, to run an interagency food security measurement program and publish an annual report to Congress and on USDA's website. It would require the Current Population Survey to include a specified food security supplement for calendar years 2026 through 2028 that asks about things like worrying food will run out, running out of food, adults cutting or skipping meals, and whether children went hungry or skipped meals. Starting January 1, 2029, the supplement could keep those questions or use similar ones only after robust testing, public input, and OMB clearance. The bill would also authorize whatever funding is needed ("such sums as are necessary") to carry out these requirements.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
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