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WASHINGTON, September 8, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) commends the Biden administration for issuing a new final public charge rule that provides confirmation to eligible immigrant families that they can access and benefit from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and housing assistance without negative repercussions to their immigration status.  

WASHINGTON, September 7, 2022 – The annual food security report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) found that hunger fell in 2021 compared to the previous year.

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2022 – The Food Research & Action Center’s (FRAC) Pandemic EBT: Recommendations for a Permanent Nationwide Summer EBT Program report released today identifies best practices to ensure that children have access to nutrition benefits during the summer, and shares quotes from families about how Summer Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) helped them put food on the table.

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2022 – The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is deeply disappointed that critical child nutrition provisions were not included in the Inflation Reduction Act.

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2022 —FRAC is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN).

As Co-Chair of the House Hunger Caucus, working alongside Rep. James P. McGovern (D-MA), Representative Walorski modeled effective and productive bipartisan dialogue and collaboration to fight hunger in the United States.