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House Votes

1
Prevent EPA from regulating farm air pollution
Votes for: 268
Votes against: 150
Not voting: 15 
2
Provide E. coli protection funding
Votes for: 193
Votes against: 226
Not voting: 13 
3
Increase Organic Data Initiative funding
Votes for: 352
Votes against: 70
Not voting: 10 
4
Reduce WIC funding
Votes for: 64
Votes against: 360
Not voting: 8 
5
Reduce WIC funding for breast feeding
Votes for: 119
Votes against: 306
Not voting: 7 
6
Reduce Food for Peace Funding
Votes for: 108
Votes against: 316
Not voting: 8 
7
Eliminate international school lunch funding
Votes for: 120
Votes against: 303
Not voting: 9 
8
Protect Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Program
Votes for: 170
Votes against: 238
Not voting: 24 
9
Eliminate Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Program
Votes for: 212
Votes against: 201
Not voting: 19 
10
Payment limit on crop subsidies
Votes for: 154
Votes against: 262
Not voting: 16 
11
Deny subsidies to large commercial farms
Votes for: 186
Votes against: 228
Not voting: 18 
12
Weaken EPA pesticide regulation
Votes for: 292
Votes against: 130
Not voting: 10 
13
Prevent EPA approval of E15
Votes for: 285
Votes against: 136
Not voting: 12 
14
Cut conservation to finance drought assistance
Votes for: 223
Votes against: 197
Not voting: 10 

Dishonorable Mentions

These votes on broad budget and regulatory policies were not included in legislator scores.

1
Restricts new regulations, including food regulations
Votes for: 241
Votes against: 184
Not voting: 8 
2
Deeply cuts domestic spending, including food and farm spending
Votes for: 228
Votes against: 191
Not voting: 12 

Our Mission

Our mission is to highlight the importance of food policy and to promote policies that support healthy diets, reduce hunger at home and abroad, improve food access and affordability, uphold the rights and dignity of food and farm workers, increase transparency, improve public health, reduce the risk of food-borne illness, support local and regional food systems, treat farm animals humanely and reduce the environmental impact of farming and food production. Food Policy Action promotes positive policies through education and publication of the National Food Policy Scorecard.

Food Policy Failures