Food Assistance
What This Page Covers
This page collects the 28 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Food Assistance”. Coverage spans bills and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Snap, Poverty, and Work Requirements.
Active Bills
Recent Activity
- Fri, Aug 283 items
- South Carolina and North Dakota implement SNAP restrictions on junk food purchasesSouth Carolina and North Dakota are implementing new restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that prohibit the use of benefits to purchase items such as soda, energy drink
- South Carolina and North Dakota restrict SNAP purchases of soda, energy drinks, and candy
- South Carolina and North Dakota restrict SNAP benefit usage for junk food purchases
- Fri, Aug 213 items
- SNAP enrollment declines by 13 percent following new work requirementsEnrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has fallen by over 13% in one year, exceeding government projections. This decline follows the implementation of new work requirement
- SNAP enrollment declines by 13 percent following new federal work requirements
- Federal SNAP enrollment drops 13% following new work requirements and administrative changes
- Mon, Aug 102 items
- USDA reports 5.3 million fewer SNAP participants following new work requirementsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that SNAP enrollment decreased by 5.3 million people between September 2025 and April 2026. This decline follows the implementation of new federal work requi
- USDA reports 5.3 million fewer SNAP enrollees following new work requirements
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Key Actors
- 01U.S. Department of Agricultureorganization6 mentions
- 02Brooke Rollinsperson3 mentions
- 03North Dakotalocation3 mentions
- 04Robert F. Kennedy Jr.person3 mentions
- 05Amy Berman Jacksonperson3 mentions
- 06South Carolinalocation3 mentions
- 07SNAPorganization2 mentions
- 08Congressional Budget Officeorganization2 mentions
- 09Donald Trumpperson2 mentions
- 10Heritage Foundationorganization2 mentions
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- Topic to billsCalifornia SB 1201 requires state to seek CalFresh eligibility waivers for veterans
- Topic to peopleBrooke Rollins, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Amy Berman Jackson (+1 more)
- Topic to orgsU.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP, Congressional Budget Office (+1 more)
Source Trail
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- Aug 28, 2026NewsSouth Carolina and North Dakota implement SNAP restrictions on junk food purchases
- Aug 28, 2026NewsSouth Carolina and North Dakota restrict SNAP purchases of soda, energy drinks, and candy
- Aug 28, 2026NewsSouth Carolina and North Dakota restrict SNAP benefit usage for junk food purchases
- Aug 21, 2026NewsSNAP enrollment declines by 13 percent following new work requirements
- Aug 21, 2026NewsSNAP enrollment declines by 13 percent following new federal work requirements
- Aug 21, 2026NewsFederal SNAP enrollment drops 13% following new work requirements and administrative changes
- Aug 13, 2026State BillCalifornia SB 1201 requires state to seek CalFresh eligibility waivers for veterans
- Aug 10, 2026NewsUSDA reports 5.3 million fewer SNAP enrollees following new work requirements
- Aug 10, 2026NewsUSDA reports 5.3 million fewer SNAP participants following new work requirements
- Aug 10, 2026NewsUSDA reports 5.3 million fewer SNAP participants following new work requirements
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