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WASHINGTON, August 1, 2026 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is deeply disappointed that Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Boozman’s Farm Bill proposal fails to protect the millions of children, older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, and working families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to put food on the table. The proposal delays the SNAP benefit cost shift to states enacted in H.R. 1 by only one year and does not even address the administrative cost shift. The proposal will further strain state budgets and force states to make impossible choices, such as paying for education or transportation, or keeping people fed. Some states may opt out of the program altogether, deepening America’s hunger crisis and weakening our economy.

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2026 — During the 2025–2026 school year, a record 55,362 schools offered breakfast and lunch to all their students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), according to a new report released today by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). 

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2026 — The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) public charge rule released today will deepen fear and uncertainty among immigrant and mixed-status families who are already struggling to put food on the table

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 — Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-AR) today released a Farm Bill discussion draft that ignores the needs of tens of millions of people, including families with children, older adults, people with disabilities, and veterans, who are finding it increasingly difficult to put food on the table.

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2026 – The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), along with more than 342 national, state, and local organizations across the country, are urging Congress to protect and strengthen the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).