I'm Just a Bill: SNAP Modernization Act
👀 I’m Just a Bill — SNAP Modernization Act A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Modernization of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP / food stamps) in the 119th Congress — addressing benefit adequacy, eligibility administration, and program structure separate from the broader Farm Bill reauthorization. What does it actually do? Benefit adequacy: Updates the Thrifty Food Plan calculation methodology Administrative streamlining: Reduces categorical eligibility friction across state programs Work requirements: Modifies (expands or contracts depending on version) work-requirement provisions Hot foods purchase: Some versions allow SNAP at prepared-foods retailers Online purchasing: Expands SNAP online-purchase access Who votes when? House Agriculture + Senate Agriculture active consideration How does this affect cooperative-class families? SNAP composes directly with #1 Lets Make Dinner Freezer Host network and #2 Lets Get Groceries city-chapter cooperatives. Hot foods + online purchasing provisions could allow SNAP usage at cooperative-class Freezer Hosts and cooperative grocery chapters. ...