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👀 I’m Just a Bill — 2024 Farm Bill Reauthorization A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? The Farm Bill is reauthorized roughly every five years. It bundles agricultural commodity programs, conservation, rural development, crop insurance, and — by spending share, the largest chunk — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP / food stamps). The 2018 Farm Bill expired and a 2024 reauthorization is in active consideration in the 119th Congress. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill — Disaster SNAP Emergency Authorization A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Disaster-SNAP (D-SNAP) program expansion in the 119th Congress. D-SNAP provides temporary food assistance to households affected by federally-declared disasters; current proposals expand eligibility, streamline application, and increase per-household amounts. What does it actually do? Streamlined eligibility — automatic D-SNAP enrollment for current SNAP recipients in disaster areas Application simplification — single-form application; mobile-accessible Benefit duration — extends D-SNAP duration for prolonged-impact disasters Hot foods — explicitly allows D-SNAP for hot-prepared foods in disaster areas (often the only food available) Coordination with disaster relief — composes with FEMA Individual Assistance Who votes when? House Agriculture + Senate Agriculture active consideration How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes directly with #1 Lets Make Dinner Freezer Host network (cooperative-class food infrastructure for members in disaster-affected areas) and #2 Lets Get Groceries local supply chain. Disaster-SNAP modernization makes the federal floor work better for cooperative-class members in crisis. ...

👀 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. ...