Under the Senate proposal, states with an error rate equal to or greater than 6% would be required to pay 5 to 15% of food benefit costs for the first time. Only one state has never had an error rate above 6% in data back to 2003 (the beginning of the current SNAP sanction system).

The Senate Agriculture Committee is proposing some notable changes to the controversial food stamp provisions in the House-approved version of Republicans’ megabill.

The Senate Agriculture Committee’s reconciliation bill would allow some states to avoid paying for part of the anti-hunger program and includes roughly $70

Republicans on the Senate Ag Committee are seeking to scale back the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts proposed in the House’s sweeping budget reconciliation bill.

The Senate Agriculture Committee developed a reconciliation plan similar to the House version passed last month, but with a scaled-back state cost-share for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and less restrictive work requirements for parents of school-age kids.

U.S. Senate Republicans will propose more moderate changes to the major federal food assistance program than their House counterparts, Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman said Wednesday, detailin