Overview

• More than 30 high-profile figures, including Scarlett Johansson and Zayn Malik, signed an open letter organized by Feeding America urging senators to reject cuts to food stamps and health care.
• The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would eliminate an estimated 9.5 billion meals from SNAP annually, tighten eligibility rules and shift part of the program’s cost to state budgets.
• Congressional Budget Office analysis warns the proposal could reduce SNAP access for about 4 million people and cause up to 10.9 million Americans to lose Medicaid by 2034.
• Senators are expected to draft revisions to the House-passed budget package and hold a final vote on the legislation by the self-imposed July 4 deadline.
• Signatories drew on personal experiences with food insecurity and rising grocery costs to underscore the human toll of proposed benefit cuts.