Protect critical food security programs.

Joseph D. Morelle · New York · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 3.00 extraction confidence 94%

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Occurrences

Joe is fighting to ... protect critical food security programs.

The campaign commits to protecting food security programs that support low-income families.

Uplifting Families - Joe Morelle for Congress
campaign · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

verified · Source version 81438 · locator 379

Mr. Morelle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Morelle introduced a bill to create food and nutrition services grants for federally qualified health centers, a concrete but unenacted effort to support food security programs.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 10171, Improving Health Through Integrated Food and Nutrition Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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verified · Source version 81438 · locator 3196

streamline referrals and enrollment in-- (A) the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text directly targets SNAP/WIC enrollment and nutrition support, but it was only introduced and referred to committees, not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 10171, Improving Health Through Integrated Food and Nutrition Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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verified · Source version 81440 · locator 476

Mr. Morelle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Morelle reintroduced a summer meals-related bill, showing continued effort but no enacted protection or expansion by the evidence date.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 10058, Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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verified · Source version 81440 · locator 1321

that serves lunch at a school served by the local educational agency during the summer as part of-- (i) the summer food service program for children

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would tie grants to summer lunch sites, relevant to child nutrition and food security, but remains an introduced bill.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 10058, Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

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verified · Source version 81442 · locator 3304

Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 3, 2025; the roll call records Morelle voting No, indicating opposition to a bill later documented as cutting SNAP spending.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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unverified · Source version 81444 · locator unknown

Certain provisions are expected to reduce households' monthly benefit amounts and to make it more difficult for some individuals to qualify.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): CRS found the enacted reconciliation law reduced and restricted SNAP, so Morelle’s protection efforts did not prevent major adverse changes to a critical food security program.

unresolved same_term

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Related Nutrition Programs in P.L. 119-21: An Overview | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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