Hunger Clearinghouse Enhancement Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Hunger Clearinghouse Enhancement Act amends section 26 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The clearinghouse must provide information on food assistance including information about the use of trained volunteers, and resources that address ways to prevent hunger. The bill also extends and increases authorization from the prior amount to $750,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2032.
Who Benefits and How
Anti-hunger nonprofits, food banks, schools, community organizations, and trained volunteer programs benefit from a stronger clearinghouse that shares volunteer-utilization information and hunger-prevention resources. Households facing food insecurity benefit indirectly if organizations can find better resources and volunteer models. USDA benefits from clearer authorization and expanded clearinghouse scope.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA must update clearinghouse content, include trained-volunteer information, maintain hunger-prevention resources, and administer the higher authorization through 2032. Federal taxpayers bear the increased $750,000 annual authorization. Organizations using the clearinghouse may need to align volunteer practices with shared models or guidance.
Key Provisions
- Adds trained-volunteer utilization information to the national hunger clearinghouse.
- Adds resources addressing ways to prevent hunger to clearinghouse content.
- Extends authorization through fiscal year 2032.
- Raises funding authorization to $750,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2032.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands the national hunger information clearinghouse to include trained-volunteer use and hunger-prevention resources, and raises authorization to $750,000 per year through fiscal year 2032.
Key Policy Areas
Food Assistance, Social Services, Volunteers
Primary Purpose
Expands the national hunger information clearinghouse to include trained-volunteer use and hunger-prevention resources, and raises authorization to $750,000 per year through fiscal year 2032.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Anti-hunger nonprofits
- Food banks
- Schools using hunger resources
- Trained volunteer programs
- Households facing food insecurity
Identified Costs
- Department of Agriculture
- Federal taxpayers
- Organizations updating volunteer practices
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Morelle (for himself and Ms. Meng) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
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