US EditionLow-income households could lose food aid under proposed SNAP cuts
- House Republicans introduced legislation on May 13, 2025, proposing significant changes to SNAP, the federal food assistance program serving 42 million Americans nationwide.
- The bill aims to cut $300 billion over ten years by shifting some costs to states and tightening eligibility, with reforms not effective until 2029.
- Critics contend that the proposed changes will negatively affect rural and low-income populations, including about 25% of New Mexico residents who rely on SNAP benefits averaging approximately $190 per month.
- Representative Gabe Vasquez warned that reducing these benefits might determine whether local stores can continue operating or end up shutting down, highlighting serious economic challenges for rural communities.
- If enacted, the reforms could reduce food security for millions and increase state budget pressures, especially during economic downturns when states must contribute more to SNAP administration.
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Iowa to deliver SNAP recipient data to the federal government
Iowa will comply with a federal order to give Social Security numbers and other data to the federal government without resistance. Privacy advocates call it a “dangerous precedent” that violates constitutional protections. One in 12 Iowans — 259,300 to be specific — use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. It’s one of the nation’s largest, most effective anti-hunger programs, giving funds to help buy food. But as Republicans in…
House Ag Committee Approves Cutting $300 Billion to SNAP in Reconciliation Bill
Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15), who also serves as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. Photo courtesy of the House Ag Committee. The House Agriculture Committee has approved cutting as much as $300 billion in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of the House Budget Reconciliation Bill. GOP leaders say they plan to use those funds to help pay for $60 billion in Farm Bill programs, according to a report by Poli…
States would be on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP
A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images)The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved, 29-25, Wednesday evening its portion of Republicans’ major legislative package that includes a provision that would shift to states some of the responsibility to pay for a major nutrition assistance program. The bill would require states, for the first time, to cover part of the cost of Supplem…
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States on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP
A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images)The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved, 29-25, Wednesday evening its portion of Republicans’ major legislative package that includes a provision that would shift to states some of the responsibility to pay for a major nutrition assistance program. The bill would require states, for the first time, to cover part of the cost of Supplem…
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