Following congressional failure to approve a new farm bill last year, the House and Senate have punted the 2018 version into ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps people access the food they need to maintain good health. 2025 will be no exception, with more than 50 states expected to be supported ...

Although the future of the Republican bill is uncertain, the stopgap measure released Thursday does not include ...

Legislation to temporarily extend food and agriculture programs authorized by the farm bill, including the Supplemental ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly food stamps, is known to have had one of the strongest anti-poverty effects of any US benefits program. It kept over 6.6 million ...

The food safety net, which includes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), child nutrition programs, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC ...

Lobbyists are working to convince Republicans that SNAP purchases should not be restricted under the next administration.

LETTER. >> GOVERNOR SANDERS IS ASKING FOR JUNK FOOD TO BE PROHIBITED WHEN PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR SNAP BENEFITS. SHE SAYS THAT RIGHT NOW, THE PROGRAM IS FUELING DISEASES LIKE HEART DISEASE AND ALSO ...

RICHMOND, Va. — It's a crime affecting the most vulnerable, theft of food assistance benefits, and it's already impacted hundreds of families in Central Virginia. Currently, there's a federal ...

The report said in 2023, an average of 42.1 million people per month — roughly 12.6% of Americans — used the SNAP benefit. Federal funding provided $112.8 billion for the program, which offers ...

A provision to extend the federal refund program for victims of SNAP theft was tucked into a massive Congressional spending ...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) encouraged incoming lawmakers to support more farmer aid in future bills considered by Congress. “It took a last second vote for us to give farmers a lifeline after ...