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Senate Farm Bill

Late on the evening of July 31, 2026, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-AR) released updated legislative text for the Farm Bill, and said he plans to hold the committee’s markup on Thursday, Aug. 6, at 9:30 a.m. ET. 

In a statement, FRAC’s President Crystal FitzSimons said, “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.”

FRAC urges all Senators, especially those serving on the Senate Agriculture Committee, to address the impacts from the harmful Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts in the budget reconciliation law (H.R. 1), including the impending administrative and program cost shifts to states, in any Farm Bill, appropriations legislation, or continuing resolution (CR).

Take Action

• Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Senators to support and advocate for legislation that invests in SNAP, reverses harmful cuts and policy changes, and includes these investments in any legislative vehicle.
• Participate in nationwide SNAP Week of Action, Aug. 17-21, From Farmers to Families: Investing in SNAP Matters. Share the Save the Date graphic.

Resources

• FRAC’s updated SNAP Cost Shift table
• FRAC’s SNAP Cost Shift leave-behind
• “Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Releases Updated Farm Bill Proposal, but Key SNAP Harms Remain“
• FRAC’s SNAP Legislative Priorities 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