{"id":3568,"date":"2023-11-01T08:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T12:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/food-faith\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T15:14:05","slug":"hungerfarmbill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/food-faith\/2023\/11\/01\/hungerfarmbill\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunger in the U.S. & a Farm Bill Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to our partner, the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, for this week’s updates!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"girlUSDA Releases Report on Household Food Security in the United States in 2022<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This report<\/a>\u00a0examines American households\u2019 ability to access sufficient food last year. The report shows 17 million households were food insecure at some point during the year, including 6.8 million households that reported very low food security. The study also found statistically significant increases in food insecurity from 10.2 percent in 2021 to 12.8 percent in 2022.\u00a0Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) rightly notes<\/a>\u00a0that this increase underscores how the unwinding of critical pandemic interventions and rising costs have taken a toll on families. You can review a\u00a0summary of key report findings here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0review interactive trends here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And on the Farm Bill —<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Farm Bill Impacts\u2014House Republicans Elect Representative Mike Johnson as Speaker\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

After more than three weeks of paralysis and general dysfunction, Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA-4) was elected Speaker of the House by a vote of 220-209. Rep. Johnson was first elected to the House in 2016 and has never served in a senior leadership position or as a full committee chair. By all accounts, he holds\u00a0extremist Republican<\/a>\u00a0views on a number of issues. Rep. Johnson stringently opposes abortion, is skeptical of climate change, and was an architect of Republican\u2019s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He has also been a\u00a0vocal proponent<\/a>\u00a0of enacting further restrictions and slashing funding for SNAP.<\/p>\n

What does his election mean for ag priorities like the farm bill? For one, his positions on SNAP cuts will not fly with House Democrats on the House Ag Committee and could further complicate negotiations. There is also the question of timing. In a\u00a0dear colleague letter<\/a>\u00a0sent prior to his election as Speaker, Rep. Johnson said he would aim to pass the House\u2019s farm bill version in December. This timeline would require Congress to pass a farm bill extension into 2024 to avoid major cliffs for farm bill programs and major repercussions for all Americans, but especially those in rural communities. Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has now\u00a0called for a farm bill extension<\/a>, as has\u00a0USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack<\/a>, potentially as part of a mid-November Continuing Resolution. At the same time, 61 House Republicans\u00a0sent a letter<\/a>\u00a0to Rep. Johnson urging that the House pass a farm bill this Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thanks to our partner, the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, for this week’s updates! USDA Releases Report on Household Food Security in the United States in 2022 This report\u00a0examines American households\u2019 ability to access sufficient food last year. 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