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119-hr-8503119th CongressWALLET

Save SNAP Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]

Introduced

Summary

Makes the federal government pay full SNAP allotments when a State cannot make its required cost share. The bill adds a hardship exception so the federal share covers the full allotment cost for any fiscal year a State cannot pay its state share, and it takes effect October 1, 2026.

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  • States: If a State cannot pay its required cost share "for any reason," the federal government covers the entire SNAP allotment cost for that fiscal year. This removes the State’s cost-share obligation for affected years and creates a clear trigger for federal coverage.
  • SNAP households: Households in an affected State would continue receiving full monthly allotments because the federal share steps in to fund those benefits for the fiscal year the State cannot pay.
  • Federal government: The federal government would assume the full cost of those allotments for affected States in those fiscal years, expanding the federal funding role for SNAP.

*This shifts costs from States to the federal government and would increase federal SNAP outlays in years when States cannot meet their share.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Federal backup for SNAP benefits

If enacted, this bill would require the federal government to pay full SNAP allotments for any fiscal year a State cannot pay its required cost share. The State cost-share requirement would not apply to that State for that fiscal year. This change would start on October 1, 2026, so SNAP households in that State would keep full allotments that year.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]

AL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 4/27/2026

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 4/27/2026

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 4/27/2026

  • Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 4/27/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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