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White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act

Introduced: October 26, 2021 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Nov 3, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Oct 26, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Oct 26, 2021

Introduced in House

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White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act

This bill directs the President to convene a conference to make policy recommendations for ending hunger, creating sustainable markets for agricultural producers, and improving nutrition and the resiliency of the food system. The bill also requires specified congressional committees to hold hearings on the conference recommendations and on the status of hunger, nutrition security, and food systems.

What's happening now November 3, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Rules Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 23

Costa, Jim

California · Jun 21, 2022

Blumenauer, Earl

· Mar 28, 2022

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Feb 15, 2022

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Feb 15, 2022

Meng, Grace

New York · Feb 7, 2022

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Dec 7, 2021

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Nov 15, 2021

Garamendi, John

California · Nov 15, 2021

Harder, Josh

California · Nov 15, 2021

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Nov 1, 2021

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Nov 1, 2021

Kim, Andy

New Jersey · Nov 1, 2021

Massachusetts · Nov 1, 2021

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Nov 1, 2021

Scanlon, Mary Gay

Pennsylvania · Nov 1, 2021

Walorski, Jackie

· Oct 26, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5724: White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5724/

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