Senate Farm Bill Draft Focuses on Farm Economy, Keeps ‘Big Beautiful’ SNAP Cuts
The draft expands crop insurance and conservation changes while leaving state SNAP cost-sharing in place, with Alabama facing up to 15% of benefit costs.
- On Tuesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee released the 2026 Farm Bill discussion draft, maintaining controversial SNAP cost-sharing provisions that shift benefit costs to states.
- SNAP remains a significant point of contention, as the draft retains eligibility and cost-sharing shifts from the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Democrats and anti-hunger groups urged lawmakers to reverse these provisions.
- According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, shifting 5% to 15% of benefit costs to states could cost them an estimated $9 billion. Alabama officials warned that error rates above 10% could impose costs exceeding $250 million.
- Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats claimed the proposal ignores the "devastating cuts" to SNAP enacted through the Working Families Tax Cut Act. The legislation does not delay the upcoming requirement for states to cover a larger share of benefit costs.
- The draft omits controversial hot-button issues, including legislation to protect interstate commerce, year-round E15 fuel sales, and pesticide labeling policies. The Agricultural Act now moves to the Senate Agriculture Committee for consideration and potential amendments.
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