Farm Bill Expires September 30 Without New Legislation
Congress adjourned for the November elections without passing a Farm Bill. Versions of the Farm Bill that make deep cuts to our nation's food stamp program may be revisited when Congress returns on November 13. Read more...
Take Action: Here at Northwest Harvest we applaud each of you who helped us with our "Fill Household Pantries First!" campaign, where we faxed handwritten messages from food bank volunteers, staff, and customers telling members of our Congressional delegation what the deep cuts proposed to SNAP in the Farm Bill proposals would do to people here in Washington. We faxed or hand delivered your messages to every member of our Congressional delegation. Any messages that you collect for us to send will be saved until Congress returns in November if it retakes up discussion on the Farm Bill.
In the meantime, what can we do until Congress comes back in November?Keep current: Read our blog and our updates for any important information from ongoing Farm Bill discussions. Stay informed: Read newspaper articles talking about the impact of delaying the Farm Bill. Stay vigilant: We can still continue the fight to protect SNAP from cuts in the Farm Bill. Please consider contacting your U.S. Representative and ask them to co-sponsor H. Res. 760 which urges the House to oppose the $16.5 billion in cuts to SNAP proposed in the House Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill. You can find the full text of the resolution here and a list of the current co-sponsors here. Currently, Rep. Jim McDermott is the only co-sponsor listed from Washington. If you live in Rep. McDermott's district, please email him a thank you for his taking a leadership role in opposing these cuts.
The mission of Northwest Harvest is to provide nutritious food to hungry people statewide in a manner that respects their dignity, while fighting to eliminate hunger.
Our vision is that ample nutritious food is available to everyone in Washington state.
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