H.R. 2489 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Hunger-Free Future Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 71 (71 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-03-31
Latest action (2025-04-18): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
What H.R. 2489 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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