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Individuals: Urge Congress to Act Quickly to Restore Harmful SNAP Cuts
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Individuals: Urge Congress to Reinstate USDA's Food Security Report
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Individuals: Urge Congress to Fully Fund WIC
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The House is scheduled to adjourn on December 19 and return on January 6, and the Senate will follow on December 22, returning on January 5. See the 2026 Congressional Calendars here.
Take Action: Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Members of Congress to pass the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act to reverse the cuts to SNAP. For more information on engaging with your Members, contact Tim Klipp-Lockhart, tklipp-lockhart@frac.org, and for information on SNAP, Gina Plata-Nino, gplata-nino@frac.org.
ACTION NEEDED: Urge Members of Congress to Cosponsor Bill Repealing H.R. 1’s SNAP Cuts
On Thursday, November 20, leadership from the House and Senate Agriculture Committees held a press conference to introduce the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025, which repeals the budget reconciliation cuts (H.R. 1) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The introduction followed the release of a letter advanced by FRAC and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — and signed by nearly 1,500 organizations — urging Members to cosponsor the bill and to restore SNAP benefits. All members of the Senate Democratic Caucus cosponsored the bill and nearly all House Members.
Take Action: Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Members of Congress to pass the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act. For more information on engaging with your Members, contact Tim Klipp-Lockhart, tklipp-lockhart@frac.org, or Ellen Teller, eteller@frac.org. For information on SNAP, contact Gina Plata-Nino, gplata-nino@frac.org.
FRAC Urges USDA, States to Quickly Issue SNAP Benefits
On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, the president signed the funding bill passed by Congress, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Millions of Americans can now breathe a sigh of relief knowing that their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are on the way. FRAC urges the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and states to quickly deliver benefits and alleviate the harm.
Advocacy Needed to Reinstate USDA’s Food Security Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that, after this year, it will no longer release the Economic Research Service (ERS) Household Food Security report, the gold standard for measuring hunger in America. This decision silences the evidence we need to hold policymakers accountable and threatens to deepen America’s hunger crisis.
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Individuals – Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Members of Congress to reach out to USDA and demand it reinstate the ERS Household Food Security report.
FRAC, CBPP, and Nearly 1,500 National, State, and Community-Based Organizations Urge Congress to Restore SNAP Funding
The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), and nearly 1,500 national, state, and community-based organizations signed a letter urging Congress to repeal the recent cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by cosponsoring the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025.
Hundreds of Organizations Urge Congress to Fully Fund WIC
Nearly 400 organizations signed on to a letter urging Congress to fully fund WIC at the Senate-passed level of $8.2 billion to ensure families can access essential nutrition benefits. The letter calls for enforceable language in any spending bill and continued bipartisan support to maintain the full value of the fruit and vegetable benefit. See FRAC’s news release here.
House Pushes Through Senate’s Harmful Budget Reconciliation Bill, Ignores Warnings From National, State, and Community Organizations
It is gut-wrenching that as the nation prepares to celebrate America’s birthday, House Republicans have decided to rip away the food assistance, health care, and other basic needs that support the independence of tens of millions of people in all corners of the country by passing (218–214) the Senate’s version of the budget reconciliation bill. Read more in FRAC’s statement.
Explore FRAC’s Budget Reconciliation Resources
Find statements, press releases, FRAC Chat blogs, bill analysis, interactive data tools, and more.
- 2025 Budget Reconciliation: Oppose Cuts to the Federal Food and Nutrition Programs
- Creating a Healthier Future by Protecting and Strengthening the Child Nutrition Programs
- Creating a Healthier Future by Protecting and Strengthening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Appropriations Priorities for Food and Nutrition Programs
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Visit Farm Bill 2025 for all Farm Bill legislation and actions.
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Visit Budget, Reconciliation & Appropriations for all relevant legislation and actions.
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Visit our Healthy School Meals for All (HSMFA) microsite for all HSMFA legislation and actions.
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Visit FRAC’s Bills We’re Supporting page for additional priorities for families struggling against hunger.
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Budget Reconciliation 101
Curious about Budget Reconciliation? Unsure about the process or special rules to look out for? Explore this three-page report that explains what you need to know.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) relies on a nationwide network of retailers to ensure eligible households can purchase food each month. Yet, a new effort is being led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promote state-level food choice restriction waivers, which threatens to disrupt this system. Learn more in FRAC’s research brief.
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More children are getting the nutrition they need from afterschool snacks and suppers offered by the Afterschool Nutrition Programs, according to FRAC’s latest report, Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation in October 2024. Read the strategies in the report to learn how even more children can be reached with these programs.
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America’s hunger crisis is deepening. Critical federal nutrition programs that keep hunger at bay are under attack. For more than five decades, FRAC has been at the forefront of protecting, strengthening, and expanding the reach of the federal nutrition programs. Discover FRAC’s impact in 2025.
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding individuals, infants, and children up to 5 years of age from households with low incomes with nutritious foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and social services. Learn more about WIC’s impact in FRAC’s fact sheet.
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The nation is still emerging from the unprecedented disruption of the November government shutdown, during which the Trump administration refused to issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits despite having both statutory authority and sufficient contingency and reserve funds to do so. As a result, millions of Americans, including children, older adults, and people with disabilities, went weeks without the nutrition assistance they rely on to meet basic needs. Multiple courts ruled that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was required to issue these benefits, yet the administration continued litigating while families experienced hunger, financial distress, and prolonged uncertainty. Public polling found that a large percentage of Americans blame the administration for this failure.
With the nation’s recognition and celebration of Native American heritage just last month, we have all sorts of reasons to think deeply about food, our history, and our shared stories and future.
Millions of people in the U.S., including over 18 million children, are living in a state of fear and chaos perpetuated by the Trump administration, which has enacted a number of policies and practices explicitly designed to scare immigrants from accessing the limited benefits available to them. This includes restricting access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for humanitarian-based non-citizens in HR 1.