Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) & Related Nutrition Programs In P.L. 119-21: An Overview

The report was released on August 15, 2025, by the Congressional Research Service. It provides an overview of the nutrition provisions in the fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation law, which is also referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The report describes how the OBBBA changes benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and how it changed how administrative costs and nutrition education costs are funded. Certain provisions are expected to reduce households' monthly benefit amounts and to make it more difficult for some individuals to qualify . . .