• Farm Bill 2012
  • Strengthening SNAP in the 2012 Farm Bill
  • Farm Bill FAQ
  • Resources to Protect Federal Nutrition Safety Net Programs
  • Restoring SNAP Benefit Boosts
• Budget and Appropriations
  • FY2013 Budget
  • Appropriations
  • Federal Budget and Appropriations Process
  • The Budget Control Act
• Advocacy Tools
• Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization
  • CNR FAQ
• Legislative Successes
  • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
  • 2008 Farm Bill Nutrition Title
  • Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
• Legislative Archives

Budget and Appropriations

Letter Opposing the Balanced Budget Amendment

277 national organizations signed this November 16 letter (pdf) strongly urging Senators and Representatives oppose any balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Oppose legislation or proposals changing SNAP/Food Stamp structure or slashing funding.

2,700 organizations from all 50 states and DC are urging Congress and the White House to protect SNAP/Food Stamps. Share the sign-on letter (pdf) now with your congressional delegation (House Member and Senators) to reinforce the much-needed message to protect SNAP, and share it with local press. Click here to sign on to the letter.

Sign-on Letters Protecting Low-Income Programs:

Food Marketing Institute’s letter (pdf) to Sens. Stabenow and Roberts.

Letter from national groups urging White House and Congressional Leaders to exempt low-income programs from any cuts in a budget deal.

Circle of Protection letter (pdf).

Addressing Budget and Fiscal Policy Challenges

To address the extremely serious budget and fiscal policy challenges that lie ahead, the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) has launched the SAVE for All (Strengthening America’s Values and Economy for All) Campaign. You can learn more about the SAVE for All Campaign by visiting CHN’s website.

FY2013 Agriculture Appropriations Update:

On April 25, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its $20.79 billion FY2013 Agriculture Appropriations bill. See the Appropriations section for more information.

Each year, Congress and the Administration must go through the budget and appropriations process to determine the spending levels for each of the federal government’s departments, agencies and programs.

In this process, FRAC’s top legislative priority is protecting and expanding the federal nutrition programs and other key supports for low-income and vulnerable people. Significant actions in both the budget and appropriations debate occur throughout the year, so it’s crucial to stay involved and urge your Members to support federal nutrition programs.

This section will give you more information about the budget and appropriations process, analysis of key budget and appropriations proposals, and how you can get involved in protecting and expanding our nation’s nutrition safety net.

Congress is currently considering proposals to limit spending and reduce the deficit. Some of the proposals would lock in distorted budget priorities and seriously impede programs like SNAP/Food Stamps from providing critical support to low-income and vulnerable people.