Food assistance advocates ask Congress to delay GOP megabill shift of SNAP costs to states

By: Sam Gauntt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 961

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON — 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 benefits that are overpaid, underpaid or go to recipients who are ineligible …

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