Food Assistance Advocates Ask Congress to Delay GOP Megabill Shift of SNAP Costs to States
A sign advertises that SNAP benefits are accepted at a grocery store in Fargo, North Dakota, on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Ceilidh Kern for the North Dakota Monitor)
Advocates and public health experts urged Republicans in Congress on Wednesday to implement a two-year delay on requiring states to begin sharing the costs for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Provisions of the Republican- backed law that President Donald Trump signed last year that go into effect in October 2027 will require states with high SNAP error rates — the percentage of …
