15/05/2025
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s budget reconciliation bill that passed last night includes eliminating $230 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s most effective anti-hunger tool.
Key Provisions:
- limit future adjustments to the Thrifty Food Plan, depressing benefit levels and making it harder for families to afford groceries for years to come;
- subject more seniors (up to age 65) and more parents (for children as young as 7) to the three-month time limit by requiring that they document 20 hours of work per week in order to receive benefits;
- make refugees ineligible for SNAP, denying them a basic need and hampering their successful integration into society; and
- require states to pay anywhere from 5% to 25% of SNAP benefit amounts and increase the state share of administrative costs from 50% to 75%, which would hobble the program’s ability to meet increased need during times of natural disaster and economic crisis.
But there is still an opportunity to let our elected officials know that rollbacks of this kind to the SNAP program are not OK. The full House is expected to vote on this budget reconciliation bill before Memorial Day recess. Then, the Senate will take up the bill.
Now is not the time to take food away from seniors, children, veterans, and working families. For over 50 years, SNAP has helped American families put food on the table during tough times.
Send a message to Congress by clicking this link today: TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress members to reject SNAP cuts. By filling in your zip code, the message will be automatically sent to your members of Congress.
SNAP is a vital program that supports millions of low-income individuals and families in Texas.
