Urge your Members of Congress to advance a Farm Bill that supports nutrition security and improved health for all, nutrition education, research, and a healthful and sustainable food system.   The Senate version introduced by Sen. Stabenow (Michigan) protects these important issues.  The House version of the Farm Bill, H.R. 8467 proposes eliminating future Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) benefit adjustments, requiring any updates to be “cost neutral”. It has been estimated that efforts to cut the Thrifty Food Plan will cut SNAP benefits by approximately $30 billion over the next decade despite alarming rates of hunger. 

Congress must reject any harmful proposals that put our nation’s health and well-being at risk. Historically, the Farm Bill has been a bipartisan effort which has prioritized improving the lives of millions of households struggling to get the nutrition they need. 

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is committed to improving health for all, especially those most susceptible to and experiencing food insecurity and health inequities.  The Academy’s main Farm Bill recommendations are:

• Support nutrition security and health equity; improve access to healthful and culturally appropriate foods and resources to prepare them.
• Create a diverse workforce and ensure sound science and program evaluation for future evidence-based decision-making that is grounded in promoting health equity.
• Support initiatives that foster a healthful and sustainable food system.

Learn more about the Academy’s Farm Bill priorities here.