Kansas Governor: USDA Agreement Surrounding SNAP Data Request Protects Private Information

USDA agrees not to share Kansans' SNAP data with foreign governments

Under a new agreement, the USDA has accepted Kansas’ data protection conditions. In exchange, the state will share SNAP recipient data from the past five years.

Kansas governor reaches deal with Trump admin, agrees to hand over SNAP data

Gov. Laura Kelly said she had secured an agreement with USDA that protects Kansans’ private data from being shared with foreign governments.

Kansas SNAP data won’t be shared with foreign governments; no state funding lost

TOPEKA — Kansas food program data shared with the federal government won’t be given to foreign governments in an agreement reached this week by Gov. Laura Kelly. In 2025, Kelly’s administration refused to turn over personal data gathered through applications…

Laura Kelly declares victory in SNAP data privacy dispute with USDA

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly declared victory in resolving a data privacy dispute with the USDA that protects SNAP recipients' personal data.

Kansas governor: USDA agreement surrounding SNAP data request protects private information

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced that her administration secured an agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture that protects private information.

Kelly administration agrees to share food-assistance information

Gov. Laura Kelly announced Friday that her administration has agreed to share personal information about beneficiaries of the food-assistance program with assurances from the Trump administration that the data won't be handed over to foreign governments. Kelly also said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to withdraw its threat to withhold $10.4 million a quarter from the state until it provided the information. The USDA oversees …