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HR6252Referred to Committee

Food Assurance and Security Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-21
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Wesley Bell
Wesley Bell
Democrat · MO · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (536 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001324

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (8)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44)Original· 2025-11-21
  • André Carson (D-IN-7)· 2025-12-02
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2025-12-02
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2025-12-02
  • Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)· 2025-12-03
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37)· 2025-12-03
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2025-12-15
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5)· 2026-03-26

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

2026-01-13

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-11-21
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-11-21

Plain-English Summary

The bill would establish or strengthen food safety and security measures across the agricultural and food production system to protect consumers from contaminated or unsafe food products. It likely addresses how food is inspected, tracked, and handled from farms through stores, and may give federal agencies more tools to respond to food safety problems. The proposal affects farmers, food manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and ultimately anyone who buys groceries.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Agriculture and Food
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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