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Senate Farm Bill Fails to Advance

On Thursday, August 6, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman’s (R-AR) Farm Bill failed to advance out of committee by a party-line vote. See FRAC’s statement, and the harm to children highlighted in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ letter. The bill did not make meaningful investments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or address the harm caused by the administrative and benefit cost shifts to states enacted through the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1. FRAC commends Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) for her leadership and extends gratitude to all Senators who voted “No” on the proposal. See statements from Ranking Member Klobuchar and Chairman Boozman. See also, the video of the markup and other bill resources.

While the Senate and House are in the August recess, FRAC urges advocates to use this period to communicate the impacts of the harmful SNAP cuts in H.R. 1, including the impending administrative and program cost shifts to states, and ask Congress to address these issues in future Farm Bill discussions, supplemental appropriations legislation, or end-of-year spending packages.

Take Action:

• Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Senators to support and advocate for legislation that invests in SNAP and reverses harmful cuts and policy changes in any legislative vehicle.
• Participate in the nationwide SNAP Week of Action, Aug. 17–21, “From Farmers to Families: Investing in SNAP Matters.” Use this digital toolkit to prepare your content for the Week of Action, and share the Save the Date graphic to encourage others to participate.

Resources

• FRAC’s SNAP Farm Bill fact sheet (new)
• FRAC’s updated SNAP Cost Shift table (August 2026)
• “Why the SNAP Administrative Cost Shift Threatens State Budgets and Program Operations”
• FRAC’s SNAP Cost Shift leave-behind
• FRAC’s SNAP Mitigation Hub
• “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”
• FRAC’s updated SNAP Participation Data Dashboard

Use FRAC’s Hometown Headlines tool to submit a Letter to the Editor to your local newspaper highlighting the importance of SNAP.

For information on engaging your Members, contact Tim Klipp-Lockhart, tklipp-lockhart@frac.org. For information on SNAP, contact Gina Plata-Nino, gplata-nino@frac.org.

Chairman Boozman’s Farm Bill Fails to Reverse SNAP Cuts, Exacerbates Hunger Crisis

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released his Farm Bill discussion draft on Tuesday. Read FRAC’s statement and analysis.

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. 

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.  

Read More in FRAC's Statement

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

Read More

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.

Email Your Members of Congress

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. 

Email Your Members of Congress

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.

Learn 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