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Senate Farm Bill 2.0 Discussion Draft

This week, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-AR) released a Farm Bill discussion draft that ignores the needs of tens of millions of people and does not mitigate any of the unprecedented $187 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enacted under the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1. See FRAC’s statement and analysis.

The draft specifically fails to address the harmful cost shifts to states — an issue Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats stated must be addressed before bipartisan Farm Bill negotiations can begin. Speaking on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers, Boozman acknowledged states have had more difficulty than expected reducing payment error rates below the 6 percent threshold that triggers cost-sharing requirements for SNAP benefits beginning in October 2027 and said  he’s open to providing some relief to states working to comply. “We’re talking about seeing if we can remedy that,” Boozman said. “We’re talking to Senator [Amy] Klobuchar, who’s been very helpful with all of these things, and then also the administration and our leadership to see if we can come to some sort of resolution that will take some of the pressure off as [the states] figure this out.”

After the draft’s release, Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats issued a statement reiterating the need to invest in both farmers and SNAP families across America. The Budget Justice Coalition and civil rights organizations sent a letter to Senate leadership urging Congress to reverse all the harm H.R. 1 has done to SNAP, and the National Governors Association issued a statement urging Congress to delay the implementation of the SNAP cuts from H.R. 1.

Take Action

• Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Senators to push for legislation that invests in SNAP and reverses the harmful cuts and policy changes in H.R. 1.
• Use FRAC’s digital toolkit to amplify messages on how SNAP cuts, cost shifts, and administrative burdens will increase hunger for millions of people and impact communities.

FRAC Resources

• FRAC’s updated SNAP Cost Shift table (June 2026)
• FRAC’s SNAP Cost Shift leave-behind
• FRAC’s SNAP Legislative Priorities leave-behind
• FRAC’s SNAP Mitigation Hub
• “A Deliberate Policy Design for Decline in SNAP Participation, and the Consequences We Are Already Seeing”
• “State Fiscal Impacts of H.R. 1 and Considerations to Navigate Challenges”
• FRAC’s updated SNAP Participation Data Dashboard

Get vocal on social: Use FRAC’s digital toolkit to show the real impact of SNAP cuts in H.R. 1 on families, farmers, food retailers, schools, and communities — highlighting harm already unfolding, warning about what’s ahead, and pushing for action to restore food assistance.

Check out FRAC’s Hometown Headlines tool to submit a Letter to the Editor in your local newspaper highlighting the importance of SNAP.

Contact Tim Klipp-Lockhart, tklipp-lockhart@frac.org, for information on engaging your Members; for information on SNAP, contact Gina Plata-Nino, gplata-nino@frac.org.

Chairman Boozman’s Farm Bill Fails to Reverse SNAP Cuts, Exacerbates Hunger Crisis

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released his Farm Bill discussion draft on Tuesday. Read FRAC’s statement and analysis.

Tell Your Senators: Support Families and Farmers, Restore Critical SNAP Funding

Use the FRAC Action Network to urge Senate leadership to proceed with legislation that provides much-needed family and farm relief by passing a Farm Bill or farm relief package that reverses the devastating cuts and other harmful changes  to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that were included in the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1. Reject the approach taken by the House, which recently passed a Farm Bill that failed to provide any reversal of the devastating SNAP cuts. 

FRAC Condemns House Passage of Flawed Farm Bill

The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is deeply troubled that the House of Representatives passed a Farm Bill (224–200) that fails to reverse the $187 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts enacted under the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1. This vote is especially concerning given that some Democrats who opposed reconciliation due to these cuts ultimately supported this Farm Bill.  

Read More in FRAC's Statement

Leave Behinds for the 2026 FRAC National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference

• Legislative Priorities to Protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Creating a Healthier Future by Protecting and Strengthening the Child Nutrition Programs
• Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Appropriations Priorities for Food and Nutrition Programs
• SNAP Cost-Shifts Will Increase Hunger, Strain State Budgets, and Deepen Economic Risk
• Table: Economic Strain and New SNAP Cost-Shifts Under H.R. 1 Across All States

Read More

Urge Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the Universal School Meals Program Act

Urge your Members to join the growing number of cosponsors on the Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 4518/H.R. 8798). This bill would create permanent nationwide Healthy School Meals for All, increase reimbursement rates for school meals, end lunch shaming, reimburse schools for meal debt, provide incentives for local food procurement, expand summer meal access, and expand the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Email Your Members of Congress

Urge Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the Stop Child Hunger Act

Ask your Members of Congress to cosponsor the Stop Child Hunger Act (S. 1622/H.R. 3217).  This bill increases Summer EBT Program benefits for families, provides benefits during school breaks and unexpected closures, phases in the 50 percent administrative match for states, and provides funding for state implementation grants. Summer is the hungriest time of year for many children, underscoring the need to expand access to the Summer EBT Program. 

Email Your Members of Congress

Advocacy Needed to Reinstate USDA’s Food Security Report

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that, after this year, it will no longer release the Economic Research Service (ERS) Household Food Security report, the gold standard for measuring hunger in America. This decision silences the evidence we need to hold policymakers accountable and threatens to deepen America’s hunger crisis. 

Take Action:

Individuals – Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Members of Congress to reach out to USDA and demand it reinstate the ERS Household Food Security report.

Explore FRAC’s Budget Reconciliation Resources

Find statements, press releases, FRAC Chat blogs, bill analysis, interactive data tools, and more.

Learn More

• 2025 Budget Reconciliation: Oppose Cuts to the Federal Food and Nutrition Programs
• Creating a Healthier Future by Protecting and Strengthening the Child Nutrition Programs
• Creating a Healthier Future by Protecting and Strengthening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Appropriations Priorities for Food and Nutrition Programs