Congress extends hunger-relief information program through 2032
H.R. 6307 — Hunger Clearinghouse Enhancement Act of 2025 · Filed by Joseph Morelle (D-NY) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 25, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill extends federal funding for an information clearinghouse under the National School Lunch Act through fiscal year 2032 and expands its scope to include information about trained volunteers and hunger-prevention resources. It increases annual funding from $250,000 to $750,000 for fiscal years 2026–2032, continuing a program that helps schools and communities access information about food assistance.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative function is to extend and modestly expand funding for an existing federal information clearinghouse serving the school lunch and food-assistance ecosystem. It is routine appropriations-authorization legislation with no hidden mechanisms or narrow beneficiaries.
What the text implies
- Expansion of clearinghouse mandate to include volunteer-mobilization information may increase reliance on unpaid labor in food-assistance delivery, potentially offsetting some of the benefit of increased funding if volunteer recruitment becomes a substitute for paid staff or direct service expansion.
- The bill does not specify how the clearinghouse will operationalize 'resources that address ways to prevent hunger' — this could range from evidence-based nutrition education to policy advocacy, creating ambiguity about the scope of the expanded mission.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill sustains and expands a public information resource designed to help schools and communities combat hunger and food insecurity. Increased funding and extended authorization enable the clearinghouse to provide more comprehensive guidance on food assistance, volunteer mobilization, and prevention strategies — all of which directly serve low-income families and vulnerable populations.
Named in the bill
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Section 26 (information clearinghouse), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Schools, Food assistance programs
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.
- Nov 25, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 25, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (615 characters) on Jul 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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