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To ensure that the Federal share of the supplemental nutrition assistance program allotment costs shall be mandatory if a State cannot pay the applicable State share of applicable allotment costs.
Summary
- Adds a hardship exception to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that waives state cost-sharing requirements if a state cannot pay its applicable share for any reason.
- Requires the federal government to pay the full cost of SNAP allotments for any fiscal year when a state invokes the hardship exception.
- Takes effect on October 1, 2026.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/F000481.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Figures, Shomari (D-AL) [#2]
4 cosponsors
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![Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001281.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Beatty, Joyce (D-OH) [#3] -
![Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001326.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. (D-OR) [#5] -
![Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/S001185.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. (D-AL) [#7] -
![Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/T000193.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. (D-MS) [#2]
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Shomari Figures’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- Employer not reported $50,975
- CUNNINGHAM BOUNDS LLC $42,900
- BALL HEALTHCARE SERVICES $13,200
- BCBSAL $9,900
- KDF STRATEGIES $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Shomari Figures → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Apr 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2026
Mr. Figures (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Sewell, and Ms. Bynum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To ensure that the Federal share of the supplemental nutrition assistance program allotment costs shall be mandatory if a State cannot pay the applicable State share of applicable allotment costs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Save SNAP Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. BENEFIT COST SHIFT FAIRNESS.
Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking “The Secretary” by inserting the following:
“(A) In general.—The Secretary”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Hardship exception.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a State cannot pay the applicable State cost share in paragraph (2)(B)(i) for any reason—
“(i) the Secretary shall pay for the full cost of an allotment described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year; and
“(ii) paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to such State for such fiscal year.”.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2026. <all>
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