WASHINGTON (June 2, 2026) Ahead of key votes in the House and Senate this week, the Alliance to End Hunger is urging Congress to protect and strengthen programs that support food security in the United States and around the world.
Eric Mitchell, president of the Alliance to End Hunger stated the following: “Instability in the Middle East has driven up fuel costs and complicated access to emergency humanitarian aid. Combined with persistently high food prices, these pressures are hitting hardest for people and communities in the United States and abroad who are already struggling to afford and access food. During these trying times for those struggling to make ends meet, it is more important than ever that we make ending hunger a priority for our country.”
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on its Agriculture Appropriations bill on June 4. This bill would:
- Cut $200 million from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
- Cut $6.2 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- Cut Food for Peace by 25 percent
Additionally, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture is scheduled to mark up its bill in committee. Following the proposals in the House bill, the Alliance is calling on the Senate to change course and provide robust funding for nutrition programs. That means fully funding WIC so that mothers and children can access healthful fruits and vegetables and are not placed on waitlists for the nutrition support they need. We urge the Senate to include language in the bill that makes virtual and flexible services for WIC families permanent. The Alliance is also urging full funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program as food banks work to meet rising demand, and it opposes cuts to SNAP at a time when food and other household costs remain high.
On global food security, the Alliance urges Congress to provide $1.62 billion for Food for Peace Title II and $240 million for the McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition program in the Agriculture Appropriations bill. These traditionally bipartisan programs have saved lives, strengthened livelihoods, and expanded opportunity for vulnerable populations for decades.
While movement on the Agriculture bills is imminent, the Alliance continues to monitor other developments related to global food security and nutrition. The House National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill proposes a significant reduction to the new International Humanitarian Assistance account, which combines the International Disaster Assistance and Migration & Refugee Assistance accounts. Those accounts received a combined $8.71 billion in FY25; the House allocation of $5.1 billion would represent a substantial cut. In the Senate’s State & Foreign Operations bill, the Alliance is urging Congress to allocate $165 million for nutrition within the Global Health Programs account and $720 million for the Global Food Security Strategy. The Alliance is also calling for $5.5 billion for International Humanitarian Assistance and $54 million for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The Alliance also urges fully funding nutrition provisions in the Older Americans Act to provide nutritious meals, connection and care to all older Americans in need as the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bills advance in the House and Senate.
