End Hunger Now

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… Read more »

Bill boosts restaurants and allows to them to feed hungry people Read more »

Calls for a Rollback of Trump-Era SNAP Cuts Following Alarming Increase of Hunger During COVID-19 Pandemic Read more »

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… Read more »

Bipartisan Bill Would Establish A Medicare Pilot Program To Address The Link Between Diet, Chronic Illness, And Senior Health. Read more »

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… Read more »

“Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump don’t have to worry about where their next meal is coming from – but they don’t think other families should be afforded the same right.” Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) are leading a letter signed by 136 of their colleagues urging House and Senate leaders to prioritize assistance for hungry and food insecure families in upcoming COVID-19 emergency relief packages. “SNAP is one of our country’s most vital social safety… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Following a ruling that blocks the Trump Administration’s stricter work requirements for certain recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) issued this statement welcoming the nationwide injunction: “It is absolutely unconscionable that as the CDC is calling on people to stay home and avoid interactions… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, House Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) joined Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) in introducing the Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act, new legislation to combat the economic impacts of the coronavirus by: • Temporarily increasing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits; • Blocking any funding from being used to implement Trump… Read more »