• Closing the Meal Gap Act – H.R. 3037(Adams)/S. 1336 (Gillibrand): Improve SNAP benefit adequacy to help SNAP participants meet their household’s dietary, cultural, and other food needs by permanently adopting the Low-Cost Food Plan to replace the inadequate Thrifty Food Plan.
• Aumentar la accesibilidad a SNAP para poblaciones críticas:
  • Improve Access to Nutrition Act – H.R. 1510 (Lee)/ S. 2435 (Welch): Repeal the three-month time limit on SNAP for certain working-age adults who struggle with deep-set barriers to finding consistent employment. | FRAC Brief
  • EATS Act – H.R. 3183 (Gomez)/S. 1488(Gillibrand): End the unjust rule preventing SNAP access for low-income college students. | Rep. Gomez Factsheet
  • Restore Act–H.R. 3479 (Cohen)/S. 1753 (Booker) : Repeals the lifetime federal ban on individuals with felony drug convictions from receiving SNAP | FRAC Factsheet
  • LIFT the BAR Act – H.R. 4170 (Jayapal)/S. 2038 (Hirono): Reverse the racially discriminatory policy of prohibiting SNAP to immigrants by repealing the five-year bar for SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid.
• Hot Foods Act – H.R. 3519 (Meng)/ S. 2258 (Bennet): Expand the accessibility of using SNAP to purchase hot food and meals. This will increase accessibility to nutritious meals for people who have limited food preparation space or physical ability. 

Gracias a nuestros bancos de alimentos que destacaron estas prioridades contra el hambre en las sesiones de escucha de Farm Bill:

Los bancos de alimentos brindan comentarios en la sesión de escucha de Tulare Farm Bill, 14/2/23

Instantáneas de la sesión de escucha de la Ley Agrícola de California, 6 de julio de 2022

• Seminario web de descripción general de CAFB Farm Bill (14/9/22):
  • Grabación de vídeo
  • Presentación de diapositivas
• Recursos del Centro de Investigación y Acción Alimentaria:
  • seminario web: Farm Bill 101: Desmitificando la mayor parte de la legislación que afecta directamente a SNAP
  • Serie de seminarios web FRAC, Feeding America y Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
    • Parte 1, Part 2, Part 3
  • FRAC Chats:
    • Farm Bill Alianza Rural Urbana
    • Proteger y Fortalecer la Agenda SNAP: Parte 1, Part 2
  • FRAC 2023 Farm Bill priorities
• Alimentando a América Farm Bill page
• Departamento de Alimentos y Agricultura de California 2023 Farm Bill priorities 

• Use the California Farm Bill Social Media Toolkit to educate your audience and urge your Member Of Congress (MOC) to support strengthening food and nutrition assistance programs in the Farm Bill.
• Email your member of congress to co-sponsor key marker bills.
  • Paso 1: verifique si su miembro del Congreso ya es copatrocinador buscando el proyecto de ley en Congress.gov. Si ya son copatrocinadores, ¡agradézcales! Si no son copatrocinadores, entonces;
  • Step 2: Send your member of congress an email asking them to become a co-sponsor. For example, use this email template to reach out to your member asking them to co-sponsor H.R. 1510 (Lee). 
• Organizational endorsements for LIFT the BAR Act are still ongoing. You can sign on here. 
• Pídale a su miembro del congreso que visite su banco de alimentos o programa de alimentos para que puedan aprender sobre el hambre y las comunidades a las que sirve.