Overview
- President Donald Trump signed a spending deal that restores full SNAP funding through September 2026, and USDA officials said most states would receive federal funds within 24 hours of the government reopening.
- Arizona officials say most recipients already have full benefits with remaining deposits due by week’s end, Utah will finish by Saturday, and Pennsylvania expects full payments by the weekend after resuming halted disbursements.
- Texas food bank leaders expect recipients to see full benefits within about three days, Illinois will begin reloading on Friday and finish by Nov. 20, and Kentucky targets mid‑November to complete remaining payments due to earlier partial deposits.
- Weeks of legal whiplash—lower‑court orders to use USDA contingency funds followed by a Supreme Court administrative stay—left many states issuing partial or no payments before Congress ended the 43‑day shutdown.
- Food systems remain strained as pantries report surging demand and businesses absorb losses, including a Jacksonville grocer who says weekly sales fell by $20,000 to $25,000 during the disruption.