Over 30 National Faith-Based Organizations Warn of Insufficient Farm Bill, Urge Congress to Address Hunger
With the House Agriculture Committee prepared to debate and vote on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, known more commonly as the “Farm Bill,” national anti-hunger advocates at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger called on federal lawmakers to use the legislative package to prioritize food-insecure families in need by reversing the harmful measures from last summer’s budget reconciliation law. The organization yesterday sent Committee members an interfaith letter signed by 31 national organizations, stating firmly that “it is not only a matter of economic and social stability, but a matter of human dignity to feed oneself and one’s family.”
The letter states:
“In the past, the Farm Bill has provided an opportunity for bipartisan conversations about various policies that are critical to supporting America’s farmers and families. However, after the passage of the partisan budget reconciliation law last summer, which included the largest cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in history (an estimated $187 billion over the next decade), we are dismayed that the bipartisan spirit of this important package has been damaged.
“Although we welcome several provisions in the nutrition title that would enhance SNAP EBT card security, authorize online SNAP purchasing, and revive a local food purchasing assistance program, these policies would do little to address the catastrophic federal disinvestment in SNAP which jeopardizes the future of the program. The Farm Bill presents a critical opportunity for Congress to reduce food insecurity by restoring and strengthening SNAP, and the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 misses that opportunity as written.
“The faith community has been clear: charity alone cannot adequately address the nutritional needs of over 47 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. Our faith traditions are therefore united in our belief that our government has a moral obligation to support the most vulnerable in our communities.”
The full letter can be found here. All signatories can be found on the letter and listed below.
MAZON’s previous statement about the partisan Farm Bill introduction can be found here.
Signatories include:
Alliance of Baptists
American Friends Service Committee
Avodah
Bend the Arc: Jewish Action
Bread for the World
Center for Jewish Food Ethics
Church World Service
Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, U.S. Region
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Franciscan Action Network
Friends Committee on National Legislation
ICNA Relief
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Keshet
Kirva
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
National Council of Churches USA
National Council of Jewish Women
NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies
Pax Christi USA
Rabbinical Assembly
Reconstructing Judaism
Sojourners
The Episcopal Church
Union for Reform Judaism
Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice
United Church of Christ
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Uri L’Tzedek