Overview
- Roughly 42 million people remain affected, with the program funded at about 65% for November while approximately $4 billion stays withheld.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted she would have denied the government’s request, but the administrative stay now runs until just before midnight Thursday.
- The Senate approved a bipartisan bill to reopen the government and restore SNAP funding through September 2026, and a House vote could quickly moot the litigation.
- USDA told states to undo full issuances made during a brief window, prompting a judge to block enforcement of that directive and leaving states with conflicting guidance.
- Several states issued full payments before the stay, others sent partial or none, and officials warn that recalculating or topping up partial benefits could take additional time.