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Individuals: Tell Your Senators: Support Families and Farmers, Restore Critical SNAP Funding
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Individuals: Urge Your Members to Cosponsor the Universal School Meals Program Act
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Individuals: Send a Letter to the Editor to Your Local Paper
Tell Your Community Why SNAP Matters
Individuals: Urge Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the Stop Child Hunger Act
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Individuals: Urge Congress to Reinstate USDA's Food Security Report
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Individuals: Urge Your House Representative to Cosponsor the MODERN WIC Act
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Tell Your Senators: Support Families and Farmers, Restore Critical SNAP Funding
Use the FRAC Action Network to urge Senate leadership to proceed with legislation that provides much-needed family and farm relief by passing a Farm Bill or farm relief package that reverses the devastating cuts and other harmful changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that were included in the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1. Reject the approach taken by the House, which recently passed a Farm Bill that failed to provide any reversal of the devastating SNAP cuts.
Use FRAC’s digital toolkit to amplify messages on how SNAP cuts, cost shifts, and administrative burdens will increase hunger for millions of people and impact communities.
FRAC Resources
- FRAC’s SNAP Legislative Priorities leave-behind
- SNAP Cost-Shifts Will Increase Hunger, Strain State Budgets, Deepen Economic Risk
- Table: Economic Strain and New SNAP Cost-Shifts Under H.R. 1 Across All States
- FRAC’s SNAP Mitigation Hub
- FRAC’s SNAP Participation Tracker
- A Deliberate Policy Design for Decline in SNAP Participation, and the Consequences We Are Already Seeing
- State Fiscal Impacts of H.R. 1 and Considerations to Navigate Challenges
- Cuts to SNAP Threaten Child Nutrition Programs
Urge Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the Universal School Meals Program Act
Urge your Members to join the growing number of cosponsors on the Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 4518/H.R. 8798). This bill would create permanent nationwide Healthy School Meals for All, increase reimbursement rates for school meals, end lunch shaming, reimburse schools for meal debt, provide incentives for local food procurement, expand summer meal access, and expand the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
FRAC Condemns House Passage of Flawed Farm Bill
The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is deeply troubled that the House of Representatives passed a Farm Bill (224–200) that fails to reverse the $187 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts enacted under the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1. This vote is especially concerning given that some Democrats who opposed reconciliation due to these cuts ultimately supported this Farm Bill.
“FRAC Urges You to Vote ‘No’ on the Bill If It Advances to the Floor”
Read FRAC President Crystal FitzSimons’ letter to Members of Congress: “We urge you not to vote for the rule, which would advance the Farm Bill. There is nothing in this Farm Bill, or in any amendment, that restores the recent cuts to SNAP in H.R. 1, which have caused millions of people to lose benefits and increased poverty.”
“FRAC Urges You to Oppose and Vote ‘No’ on the House Farm Bill”
Read FRAC President Crystal FitzSimons’ letter to U.S. House Members: “SNAP is a powerful tool that keeps our nation’s families fed while fueling farmers, local economies, and food retailers. By failing to restore any of the cuts to SNAP, the House Farm Bill continues to advance policies that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people, communities, and the country.”
Leave Behinds for the 2026 FRAC National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
- Legislative Priorities to Protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Creating a Healthier Future by Protecting and Strengthening the Child Nutrition Programs
- Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Appropriations Priorities for Food and Nutrition Programs
- SNAP Cost-Shifts Will Increase Hunger, Strain State Budgets, and Deepen Economic Risk
- Table: Economic Strain and New SNAP Cost-Shifts Under H.R. 1 Across All States
Congress Must Act Quickly to Restore Harmful SNAP Cuts
Congress must take immediate action to repeal the devastating cuts and harmful impacts on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that were included in the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1. Anti-hunger advocates are urging Members of Congress to cosponsor and support the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025, which repeals the cuts to SNAP.
- Share with your Members of Congress these FRAC resources:
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- Protect SNAP: Legislative Priorities
- SNAP Cost-Shifts Will Increase Hunger, Strain State Budgets, and Deepen Economic Risk
- Table: Economic Strain and New SNAP Cost-Shifts Under H.R. 1 Across All States
- Playbook: Supporting State Economic Stability and Strength After H.R. 1 SNAP Cuts
- City Playbook: Preparing for the Impacts of H.R. 1 on Food Security and Local Economies
- Cuts to SNAP Threaten Child Nutrition Programs
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- Use the FRAC Action Network to easily send your Members of Congress a pre-populated email, or craft your own;
- Get vocal on social and tag your Members.
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.
Urge Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the Stop Child Hunger Act
Ask your Members of Congress to cosponsor the Stop Child Hunger Act (S. 1622/H.R. 3217). This bill increases Summer EBT Program benefits for families, provides benefits during school breaks and unexpected closures, phases in the 50 percent administrative match for states, and provides funding for state implementation grants. Summer is the hungriest time of year for many children, underscoring the need to expand access to the Summer EBT Program.
Solving Hunger in America Through Leadership, Action, and Collaboration
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.
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.
Take Action:
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.
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.
Sign Up for the FRAC Action Network!
Urge your Representatives to support and strengthen the Federal Nutrition Programs. Learn about the latest opportunities for action by signing up for the FRAC Action Network. Hungry people can’t wait.
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In Oklahoma, where the state has opted out of Summer EBT, Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) are stepping up—delivering benefits not only to their own citizens, but to entire communities. This FRAC and Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative brief explores what’s standing in the way of broader Tribal participation, the unique advantages of Tribal administration, and the support ITOs need to expand access.
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Read the brief to see how Tribal leadership can strengthen Summer EBT. - Report
State efforts to restrict what people can buy using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are spreading across the country. FRAC’s new comprehensive analysis of SNAP food restriction waivers helps advocates and policymakers understand how we got here, what’s happening on the ground, and the implications for families, retailers, and communities.
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Since the first summer of Summer EBT’s nationwide launch, Hunger Free Oklahoma, an anti-hunger nonprofit, has been working alongside Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) administering the program to help support implementation. FRAC’s new resource highlights this unique collaborative work, including practical insights into how these partnerships can support successful program administration and expand access to summer nutrition for children.
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Many large school districts across the country report significant challenges keeping children fed and school nutrition operations running effectively due to rising food and labor costs, inadequate federal reimbursement, and new federal policies, according to FRAC’s latest report, Large School District Report: A Snapshot of Participation and Operations in October 2025.
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As of December 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a notice of proposed rulemaking pending that would eliminate states’ ability to use broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE), a policy that streamlines the administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Currently, 43 states and the District of Columbia use BBCE to help ensure that food-insecure residents have access to the nutrition they need to thrive.
The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) Program has been a permanent program since 2024 and has found enormous success. In its second year of implementation, five Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) were joined by 37 states, the District of Columbia, and all five U.S. territories to serve millions of children. Still, many ITOs and states are missing out on the opportunity to leverage federal dollars to address childhood summertime food insecurity.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER) are in the spotlight. The H.R. 1 megabill changed the way that SNAP benefits will be paid for: Starting in 2027, states will be responsible for a portion of SNAP benefit costs (5 percent to 15 percent) depending on their error rates. This is a totally new approach — while states have always been responsible for a portion of administrative costs, the actual SNAP benefits delivered to people to buy food have always come from the federal government.