SNAP Changes Proposed in GOP's 'Big, Beautiful bill.' Here's What to Know

House Republicans' mega-budget bill would end an agreement under which the federal government pays all benefits and half of the administrative costs of the food stamp program, forcing Nevada to either raise $170 million a year to maintain it or scale back the program, which is used by one in six Nevadans. This could particularly affect the estimated 505,000 people in Nevada who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program …

Potential changes to SNAP worry Kalamazoo food bank

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) - A major legislative package outlining tax cuts and spending is making its way through Congress this week. H.R. 1, or the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, also seeks to reform and cut back on several federal programs.  Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes, along with other food banks across the country, are closely watching what that could mean for SNAP benefits or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance.  Associate Director Greta Faworski…

Oregon Food Bank says proposed tax bill will 'compound the problem' of food insecurity

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Leadership at the Oregon Food Bank met with Congresswoman Maxine Dexter to discuss the on-the-ground impacts of Republicans’ tax bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Andrea Williams, the food bank’s president, said they are already facing rising food insecurity in Oregon for a variety of reasons, and this bill would make it worse. City workers avert strike, reach tentative agreement “One of those is l…

By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food coupon benefits under the new package of tax and spending cuts approved by Republicans in the House of Representatives, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published on Thursday. For others, it could mean receiving less monthly assistance. This is the latest analysis on the impact of the historic cuts to the …

Millions could lose food assistance under GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ CBO says

Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food stamp benefits under House Republicans’ newly passed tax and spending cuts package, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Thursday.

Unpacking claims GOP's 'big beautiful bill' lowers age of dependents from 18 to 7 years old

The bill lowers the age of dependents from under 18 to under seven years old, but only in the context of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.