Food Assurance and Security Act

TL;DR (AI)

• The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Director of the Census Bureau, is required to maintain an interagency food security measurement program to collect, analyze, and report data on food insecurity and hunger.
• The Current Population Survey will include a food security supplement from 2026 through 2028 to gather data on experiences with food insecurity, including questions about worrying about food running out and experiencing hunger due to lack of money.
• Funding is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the interagency food security measurement program, including funding for the Census Bureau's costs associated with the food security supplement.