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Senate Republicans Scale Back SNAP Cost-Sharing Proposal in Trump Budget Bill

The plan limits state contributions to benefits for error-prone states after Republican senators warned of harm to low-income families.

Demonstrators hold signs during a press conference to discuss cuts to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Child Tax Credit, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Food sits in a box of free groceries for residents at a food pantry run by La Colaborativa, as the U.S. is cutting benefits delivered through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by the end of March which kept millions from going hungry through the COVID-19 pandemic, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File photo
Stock image/file photo: A woman shopping for groceries.
The Senate Agriculture Committee would require fewer parents to work to receive food stamps than the House version of the GOP tax and spending cuts package.

Overview

  • Senate GOP draft requires only states with payment error rates above 6% to cover 5–15% of SNAP benefit costs starting in fiscal 2028, trimming the House’s blanket 5–25% mandate.
  • It retains a shift of 75% of SNAP administrative expenses to states beginning in fiscal 2027, intensifying budget pressures at the state level.
  • Committee leaders project $144 billion in net savings and include tighter work requirements for adults up to age 64 alongside a cap on future benefit inflation that CBO estimates could reduce average monthly aid by about $15 by 2034.
  • Senators such as Jim Justice have cautioned that deep cuts could strip benefits from millions, overburden state finances, and provoke political backlash in vulnerable districts.
  • Negotiations continue over amendment thresholds and vote margins as lawmakers aim for a final Senate decision on the “One Big Beautiful Bill” before the July 4 deadline.