House Passes McGovern Amendment Funding White House Hunger Conference

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, announced that his bipartisan amendment providing $2.5 million for a White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health has been approved by the House of Representatives. “The first, last, and only White House conference on hunger was held the same year we put a…

McGovern, Reschenthaler Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity Among Military Families

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) led a bipartisan group of Rules Committee Members in a letter addressed to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack urging them to address hunger and food insecurity among…

Chairman McGovern Opens Debate to Send Historic Rescue Plan to President Biden

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) today opened debate on the rule for the Senate-passed American Rescue Plan Act to get this historic bill to President Biden’s desk for his signature. This legislation will help crush the coronavirus, return children safely to the classroom, get vaccines to the people, put dollars into families’ pockets, and…

Chairman McGovern Opens Debate on the American Rescue Plan

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) today opened debate on the rule for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This urgently needed legislation will help crush the coronavirus, return children safely to the classroom, get vaccines to the people, put dollars into families’ pockets, and put people back to work. Consideration of this bill on the House Floor…

McGovern, Markey, Pressley Demand Answers From USDA Following Reports of Food Box Shortages

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WASHINGTON – In light of recent reports from constituents that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Families Food Box Program is struggling to meet the needs of Massachusetts families, Representative James P. McGovern (MA-02), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) are leading the Massachusetts…

McGovern Joins Chef José Andrés To Introduce The Feed Act

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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02), Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen in introducing the FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries (FEED) Act. The full text of the bill is available here. This bill allows the Federal…