WASHINGTON, August 8, 2025 — The decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve six more waivers restricting what people can purchase with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is a misguided move that undermines the program’s core mission of reducing hunger and supporting health and food dignity for the 42 million people who rely on the program every day.
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2025 — FRAC applauds bipartisan leaders in the Senate for overwhelmingly passing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bill by a vote of 87–9, which fully funds the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). This outcome honors Congress’ decades-long bipartisan commitment to meet the needs of WIC eligible participants, at-risk pregnant or postpartum individuals and young children.
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2025 — FRAC commends the Senate Appropriations Committee for advancing a Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bill yesterday that fully funds the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 — 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.
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2025 — Ahead of Independence Day, when our country honors freedom and opportunity, Senate Republicans rushed to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” advancing his agenda to dismantle critical supports for millions of people. In addition to extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy and raising the federal debt ceiling by $5 trillion, the bill slashes billions of dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), imposes time limits, restricts program eligibility, and shifts unsustainable costs to the states. The Senate bill takes away food assistance from millions of people in need and undermines the very promise of opportunity this country celebrates.