WASHINGTON, January 21, 2026 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) finds it unfathomable that Congress ignored the resounding calls from organizations, state and local leaders, and state agencies to use the appropriations process to stop the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cost shifts to states outlined in the budget reconciliation law (H.R. 1).
WASHINGTON, January 16, 2026 — We cannot focus on farmers without focusing on the families they feed.
It is extremely disappointing that the farm proposal from Republican leaders on the Senate Agriculture Committee for inclusion in the appropriations bill fails to include investments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), our nation’s first line of defense against hunger and a critical support for both farmers and families.
WASHINGTON, January 9, 2026 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is pleased that 38 states and the District of Columbia have committed to participate in the Summer EBT Program for 2026, helping to ensure that an estimated 21 million children have a summer free from hunger and return to school well-nourished and ready to learn.
WASHINGTON, December 31, 2025 — The latest Household Food Security report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reveals that 47.9 million people lived in food-insecure households last year. These findings highlight a crisis that is set to deepen as the deepest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in history take effect.
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2025 — The decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve six additional state waivers that restrict what people can purchase with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is a serious misstep that will have serious consequences.