House Farm Bill Vote Expected this Week
The House is expected to vote on the Farm Bill this week, and we must urgently tell Members to vote “NO.” The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 fails to reverse the deeply damaging $187 billion in SNAP cuts from H.R.1, as well as other harmful changes that will further weaken the program.
It is unacceptable to advance a Farm Bill that further harms SNAP, rather than investing in the program that provides critical support to millions of people who rely on it to keep their families fed.
SNAP serves as the number one defense against hunger. In 2024, 2 million Pennsylvania residents, or 1 in 7 people relied on SNAP, with almost 58% of participants in families with children (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities).
According to FRAC, “SNAP participation has declined by approximately 3.3. Million people” over the last year across the U.S. Funding cuts and changes to the program mean less children, older adults, veterans, people with disabilities, and families without essential support. Data shared from PA DHS shows that more than 5,000 of our neighbors in Allegheny County have already lost SNAP benefits due to the rule changes in H.R.1.
Click to watch a video from Center on Budget Policy Priorities explaining the harms of the HR1 Bill on the SNAP program, or click here to visit their website and see the impact broken down as they track the devastating cuts to SNAP across the country.
Your voice is needed today as our representatives make crucial decisions that will impact the well being of communities across our nation. Urge House Members to vote “NO” against a Farm Bill that fails to protect people from hunger.
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