Overview

• The Senate approved the reconciliation bill on July 2 with $186 billion in SNAP cuts and the House is scheduled to vote by its self-imposed July 4 deadline to send it to President Trump’s desk.
• The bill expands work requirements to include all adults up to age 65 and parents of children aged 14 or older, risking benefit losses for those unable to meet a 20-hour-per-week rule.
• Beginning in 2028, states with SNAP payment error rates above 6 percent must cover a share of benefit costs, shifting a significant funding burden to state budgets.
• The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects more than two million people will be dropped from SNAP and millions more could see their benefits reduced under the proposal.
• Food banks and state officials warn they lack resources to absorb the influx of new applicants and face budget gaps—Ohio alone would need nearly $400 million annually to maintain current benefit levels.