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#SNAP

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) — the primary federal food assistance program. Incidents involve cuts to SNAP benefits, work requirements, and restrictions that reduce food access for low-income families.

2 incidents

12 Sep 2026

Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation

SNAP Rolls Fall by Roughly 5 Million After the 2025 Budget Law, Including More Than a Million Children

SNAP enrollment dropped by about 5 million people -- roughly 13% nationally -- in the year after the 2025 budget law expanded work requirements and shifted costs to states, a decline analysts say outpaced CBO's projection while food banks reported surging demand.

Civil Rights
4 sources
Ongoing
Updated 30 Sep 2026

22 May 2025

Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation

One Big Beautiful Bill: $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts and $295 Billion in SNAP Cuts

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashes $863 billion from Medicaid and $295 billion from SNAP to fund $1 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthiest, projected to strip healthcare from 10.9 million people and food assistance from hundreds of thousands of older adults.

Civil Rights
10 sources
Ongoing
Updated 04 Oct 2026