ACTION ALERTS
ACTION ALERTS
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Protect Local Food Funding
Congressional members are responding to our demands for permanent investments for local foods in local nutrition programs. We need your help to keep up the momentum and generate strong support in Congress!
Recently, two bills were introduced that would create permanent programs similar to popular local food purchase assistance programs. They would provide funding for all states, Tribes, and territories to purchase fresh produce, meat, dairy, eggs, and other nutritional locally grown products from farmers to distribute in food access programs. These programs are a win-win! Supporting local farmers while ensuring that our most vulnerable neighbors have food on their tables builds community resiliency.
Congress Must Act Quickly to Restore Harmful SNAP Cuts
Yesterday, leadership from the House and Senate Agriculture Committees held a press conference to introduce the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025, which repeals the budget reconciliation cuts (H.R. 1) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Participants included Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition Ranking Member Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN), and House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (D-CT), and FRAC President Crystal FitzSimons. The introduction followed the release of a letter advanced by FRAC and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — and signed by nearly 1,500 organizations — urging Members to cosponsor the bill and to restore SNAP benefits. All members of the Senate Democratic Caucus cosponsored the bill and nearly all House Members. See supporting quotes from advocacy groups, House Agriculture Committee Democrats' statement, and Sen. Luján’s statement.
Take Action: Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Members of Congress to pass the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act. For more information on engaging with your Members, contact Tim Klipp-Lockhart, tklipp-lockhart@frac.org, or Ellen Teller, eteller@frac.org. For information on SNAP, contact Gina Plata-Nino, gplata-nino@frac.org.
COMMENT ON USDA’S PROPOSED RULE CHANGE TO UPDATE FOOD STOCKING STANDARDS FOR SNAP RETAILERS
USDA has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for SNAP Retailers which will require SNAP retailers to stock a greater variety of staple foods and perishable options. Advocates support giving SNAP recipients more food options to choose from, but there are serious concerns that this rule change will risk reducing access as it will make it more difficult for smaller retailers to comply and therefore accept EBT. This will particularly impact households in food deserts or with transportation challenges who already have trouble finding stores that accept EBT.
We encourage you to submit a comment using the linked template or using it as a resource to write your own. Please also share this call to action widely with your network as it will be helpful to submit comments from organizations with different perspectives.
Comments can be submitted until November 24, 2025 on regulations.gov.
Urge Congress to Take the First Step to Repeal Harmful SNAP Cuts in January 30 Continuing Resolution
The Jan. 30 continuing resolution (CR) must be the first step Congress takes to address the devastating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts that were included in the budget reconciliation law (H.R. 1) and reverse the law's devastating administrative and benefit cost shift to states.
States cannot afford the new SNAP benefit costs or the increased administrative expenses, and these provisions put the program and families at risk.
The Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 offers the path to fully mitigate the harm H.R. 1 made to SNAP, and Members should cosponsor the bill and advocate for its passage.
It also is imperative that Congress does not move forward with any legislation until the harmful SNAP cuts in H.R. 1 are fully restored.
Use the FRAC Action Network to easily send a pre-populated email, or craft your own, to communicate directly with your Members of Congress. For more information on engaging with your Members, contact Tim Klipp-Lockhart, tklipp-lockhart@frac.org, or Ellen Teller, eteller@frac.org. For information on SNAP, contact Gina Plata-Nino, gplata-nino@frac.org.