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• And this is on the SNAP.
• Medicaid and SNAP. Medicaid and SNAP.
• and SNAP. and SNAP.
• Medicaid and SNAP. Medicaid and SNAP.
• To Medicaid and SNAP.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The SNAP Committee of the Whole. Hold on. The SNAP Committee of the Whole called to order, Mr.
• And that's where they can use their SNAP benefit.
• . 1,000 kids in LD-24 who rely on SNAP, and we saw the impact of what happens when SNAP and food and
• But if you're employed, then you do stay on SNAP.
• I'm just gonna read the definitions for the word that makes up SNAP, the words that make up SNAP.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Finally, HR1 eliminated funding for SNAP education, also known as SNAP-Ed.
• Finally, HR1 eliminated funding for SNAP education, also known as SNAP-Ed.
• SNAP specific implementation. SNAP specific implementation.
• them whether it's SNAP or any of them. them whether it's SNAP or any of them.
• , the SNAP related to uh SNAP ed, the SNAP education<00:53:44.720> program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for SNAP, less resources for SNAP for SNAP, less resources for SNAP outreach<00:30:10.080> community
• SNAP applications and reertifications. SNAP applications and reertifications.
• HF45 SNAP.
• losing their existing SNAP benefits. losing their existing SNAP benefits.
• support benefits to motans losing SNAP. support benefits to motans losing SNAP.

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• SNAP kids consume 43% more sugary drinks than those not on SNAP.
• We hope the removal of sugar-sweetened beverages from SNAP will help improve the quality of SNAP recipients
• SNAP benefits.
• Snap has, through the years, I think there was a time when you could buy cigarettes on Snap way way way
• Lots of different kinds of income information and since SNAP, since the SNAP program does vary income

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• <00:08:04.240> We who are on SNAP. Um, so none of that. We who are on SNAP.
• underpayments to SNAP recipients. underpayments to SNAP recipients.
• So, uh, committed in the SNAP program?
• And, uh, 29 clean up their SNAP roles.
• still receiving the benefits from SNAP. still receiving the benefits from SNAP.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Nolan West and Representative Pam Oldenorf introduced and defended a bill aimed at tightening Minnesota SNAP eligibility rules. They said the measure would move the net income test to the front of the application process, add asset testing similar to other state programs, and exclude vehicles over $100,000. They argued these changes would reduce overpayments, improve “good governance,” and help the state avoid future financial penalties tied to SNAP error rates. Oldenorf said Minnesota’s SNAP error rate has risen from about 4% in 2013 to about 9% now, and warned that if it stays above 6% the state could owe about $86 million in 2027. She cited a GAO report saying broad-based categorical eligibility is a major driver of payment errors, and pointed to examples she described as fraud or improper enrollment, including a millionaire receiving benefits and a recent Minneapolis SNAP fraud conviction. West and Oldenorf said the bill would not significantly increase county workloads, because counties already do similar eligibility and asset checks in other programs. In response to questions, the sponsors said they had not yet formally consulted many stakeholders because the bill had just been drafted, but they expected bipartisan support and said they had reached out to counties for input. They also said counties would retain some administrative costs, but the bill should not add major new burdens. The discussion then shifted to a separate topic when West raised concerns about access to Hennepin County voter rolls and alleged irregularities in voter data; he said he had obtained some county records and believed the Secretary of State was improperly limiting access, though no bill action or vote was taken on that issue in this transcript.

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• SNAP and food security programs can be improved to allow for reduced SNAP program error rates and increased
• But we do do interviews for SNAP.
• Narrower SNAP eligibility for lawfully present non-SNAP citizens will occur in calendar year 26.
• The first is the SNAP payment error rate.
• To complete a SNAP interview and do all of the work to kind of get someone onto the SNAP program.

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• Senator, there is a restriction on SNAP right now. You cannot buy pet food with SNAP benefits.
• I, Madam Chair, never understood SNAP benefits to be a hand up.
• make him pay SNAP benefits.
• Five-first SNAP in our state and around the country.
• I share this to make this point: SNAP is not an anti-hunger bill.

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• And the same with SNAP: what percentage of the SNAP changes?
• You know, we talk about SNAP benefits.
• And so what's interesting about the SNAP dynamic is that, unlike Medicaid, SNAP has not been administered
• SNAP is now.
• Does the SNAP benefit completely go away? Does New Mexico not have any SNAP benefits?

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• Um and our in the SNAP program.
• would be part of SNAP. would be part of SNAP.
• SNAP outreach is 100% federally funded, like SNAP. SNAP education and training is a 50/50 match.
• looking at the SNAP utilization on that? looking at the SNAP utilization on that?
• SNAP dollars SNAP and there are some so SNAP dollars SNAP and food<00:25:55.240> stamp<00:25:

Keywords: Roll Call - 00:10 Discussion on SCR 61 – 01:46 Vote on SCR 61 – 11:33 Discussion on SR 18 – 12:30 Vote on SR 18 - 30:01 Discussion on Ky Residential Autism Services – 32:34 Questions & Comments – 56:56, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 61, sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Representative Matt Lockett. The resolution, as amended by committee substitute, would create a legislative task force tied to the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) framework to study Kentucky health policy, including Medicaid drug approvals, preventive and alternative therapies, holistic health education, oversight and transparency in health care, and research into integrative approaches. Supporters said the goal was to address chronic disease and reduce over-medication, while emphasizing the effort was not intended as an attack on agriculture or the pharmaceutical industry. The resolution received favorable expression and passed the committee 9-0. The committee then heard Senate Resolution 18 from Senator Neal, urging Kentucky to maximize participation in the federal SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program. Testimony from Jessica Klein of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy and Secretary Eric Friedlander explained that SNAP E&T provides job training, education, and support services for SNAP participants, and that the program is federally matched and does not require additional General Assembly funding in the normal course. Members discussed how the program works, whether it could create new state costs, and how it fits with efforts to connect food assistance, workforce development, and local agriculture. Questions also focused on whether SNAP spending can be steered toward healthier foods and farmers markets, including Kentucky’s Double Dollars program, which was described as helping participants buy produce, meat, and dairy at participating markets and some retailers. Several members expressed support for the workforce goals but asked for more information on fiscal impacts and purchasing data. Secretary Friedlander said the SNAP E&T funds are separate from nutrition benefits, and that the state match generally comes from employer, university, or workforce partner contributions rather than new state appropriations. Senator Herron explained her vote in favor by saying the program could help people gain education and employment and reduce reliance on SNAP over time. Senate Resolution 18 was then adopted by the committee.

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• SNAP is the modern version of food stamps.
• So when we talk about SNAP, that's who we're talking about. The SNAP program is far from perfect.
• The federal government needs to fund SNAP.
• SNAP is a net positive economic and social program.
• For every $1 we spend on SNAP, we spend on SNAP...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first adopted an emergency preamble for H. 4521, establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Roder of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, by standing vote, with 8 in favor and none opposed. The chamber also suspended rules to refer several petitions to committee, including a resolution to rescind prior Article 5 constitutional convention applications and a petition on officer training related to stage suicides. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including legislation clarifying the duties of the Adjutant General and enhancing access and support for military-connected families, both with new drafts, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was ordered to a third reading. A major portion of the session focused on the House’s nonconcurrence in the Senate’s amendment to the fiscal year 2025 supplemental budget and the appointment of a conference committee. Senators from both parties debated how to respond to the federal government shutdown and the threatened lapse in SNAP benefits, with repeated calls for the Commonwealth to use available state resources to prevent hunger, protect vulnerable residents, and seek federal reimbursement. Several members criticized the governor’s use of taxpayer-funded communications on the issue, while others defended the administration’s limited initial response and emphasized fiscal constraints. The Senate ultimately insisted on its amendment and appointed a conference committee consisting of Senators Rodrigues, Comerford, and O’Connor. The chamber also passed several local and special bills, including measures exempting Natick’s assistant fire chief from civil service, authorizing sewer service in Sharon, changing the term of the elected moderator in Holden, updating Medford’s linkage exaction program, and establishing sick leave banks for Candy J. Pike and Kathleen Roder. The Senate later adopted amended resolutions calling on the President of the United States to release contingency funds for SNAP during the shutdown, adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday, and then adjourned.

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• <00:20:03.760> cost reconciling a $500 million SNAP cost reconciling a $500 million SNAP cost
• through the program SNAP. through the program SNAP.
• rely on SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF. rely on SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF.
• As you know, SNAP is now state funded 75% for SNAP administration.
• <00:31:38.600> It currently with the SNAP program. It currently with the SNAP program.

Keywords: 958, all

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• That's a different discussion, one that we're... those was SNAP. And our goal those was SNAP.
• And so, uh what each state can do SNAP.
• <00:20:16.600> compliance I presented kind of a snap compliance I presented kind of a snap
• I think that's a great for snap? Yeah.
• And so, whatever incentives off of snap.

Keywords: 958, all

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• And then talk about SNAP.
• You can't talk about food security without talking about SNAP as SNAP is the largest program by far in
• So about 27.5% of SNAP households.
• So, of course, SNAP.
• to supplement Senior SNAP.

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• Seeing none, moving on to SB 53, relating to SNAP eligibility for SNAP. 642 members any 642 members any
• eligibility for SNAP.
• testifying s sp53 expanding SNAP testifying s sp53 expanding SNAP benefits<00:15:49.839> to
• um SB 960 relating to snap um SB 960 relating to snap again<00:16:34.759> first<00:16:35.120
• Yaman and Janette he's I'm the snap Yaman and Janette he's I'm the snap program<00:22:08.159>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services began by explaining strict one-minute testimony limits, reliance on written testimony, and that it had quorum and would move directly to decision making on deferred measures. It first adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass SB 8 with amendments, creating a five-year trial period for a jury-duty exemption for actively practicing APRNs, delaying implementation to January 1, 2027, and adding a defective date. It then adopted amendments to SB 189 on breast cancer screening, replacing references to “woman” with “patient,” clarifying that supplemental imaging and mammograms must be medically necessary and ordered by the patient’s provider, deleting one subsection, and adding a defective date. The committee then heard testimony on several bills. SB 46 on insurance/mental health coverage drew support from a member of the public and others, but later the chair said it would be deferred indefinitely pending a required sunrise analysis and a concurrent resolution. SB 642 on fertility preservation services received broad support from providers, advocacy groups, and an individual who described facing cancer treatment and high out-of-pocket costs; the chair later amended it to make coverage optional, limit it to those over 26, and add a defective date. SB 49 on terminal illness had limited testimony and was later passed with amendments incorporating agency and professional association changes plus a defective date. The committee also heard strong support for SNAP-related bills. SB 53, expanding SNAP eligibility to 300% of poverty, drew testimony about the “benefits cliff,” but the chair later deferred it indefinitely, citing uncertainty about costs and system issues. SB 58 on public assistance had no testimony. SB 960 and SB 961, both SNAP-related, drew extensive support from nonprofits, health groups, and others; DHS said its modernization work would not be ready until fall 2026 and that current systems could not automatically extend certification periods. SB 963 on SNAP also received support, including testimony from a volunteer reentry advocate and a public health advocate, but the chair later said it would be deferred indefinitely because the committee could not determine the fiscal impact and wanted to wait until next year. Finally, the committee heard SB 798 on child welfare and SB 974 on foster care. Testimony on SB 798 included support from child welfare and advocacy organizations, but also criticism from a witness who said the bill lacked voices of those harmed by the system and another who emphasized the need for independence, implementation, and accountability. The committee then recessed to regain quorum and later returned to decision making, where it deferred SB 46 indefinitely, passed SB 642 with amendments, passed SB 49 with amendments, and deferred SB 53 indefinitely. The transcript ends while the chair is continuing through the remaining measures.

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• Any and all SNAP and SNAP matching dollars we accept go directly into the farmers' pockets.
• In our work, we are able to leverage SNAP and SNAP matching as an investment in Louisiana farmers.
• Any and all SNAP and SNAP matching dollars we accept go directly into the farmers' pockets.
• So when you're hearing people talking about SNAP benefits, SNAP benefits are given out by LDH.
• SNAP, I do believe, yes, ma'am. Do you have to be a citizen? SNAP, I do believe, yes, ma'am.

Bills: HCR41, HB11, HB227, HB243, HB278, HB335, HB424, HB454, HB455, HB492, HB623, HB641, HB660, HB708, HB719, HB940, HB1029, HB1053, HB1069, HB1077

Keywords: coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings

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• , and protect access to SNAP.
• Getting access to SNAP that do not qualify.
• You know, do your part to get SNAP in that short term.
• I think they've signed on to both to try to secure SNAP.
• Working two jobs that qualify for SNAP.

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• matching and SNAP/BT.
• Any and all SNAP and SNAP matching dollars we accept go directly into the farmers' pockets.
• SNAP and SNAP matching dollars we accept go directly into the farmers' pockets.
• So when you're hearing people talking about SNAP benefits, SNAP benefits are given out by LDH.
• The match for SNAP. The match for SNAP is that incentive. So it's not a food distribution.

Bills: HCR41, HB11, HB227, HB243, HB278, HB335, HB424, HB454, HB455, HB492, HB623, HB641, HB660, HB708, HB719, HB940, HB1029, HB1053, HB1069, HB1077

Keywords: coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings

Summary: The committee first took up H.C.R. 41, which would direct the ATC to allow electronic rebates for beer purchases and clarify that rebates are the manufacturer’s responsibility. The author and supporters said it would align beer with wine and other liquor rules. With no opposition, the resolution was moved forward. The committee then advanced H.B. 1029, which extends a moratorium on certain alcoholic beverage permits in House District 3 to give Shreveport and the MPC more time to revise local ordinances; it also moved forward without objection. The committee next considered two related bills by Rep. Egan on district attorney funding. H.B. 660, as amended, raises the state warrant amount used to support assistant district attorneys from $50,000 to $60,000 and sets district attorney salaries at $65,000 effective July 1, 2026. The Louisiana District Attorneys Association and several DAs supported the bill, saying it would help recruit and retain prosecutors. H.B. 719, also amended, increases the number of assistant district attorney warrants in many judicial districts statewide, with supporters describing it as a response to crime, population changes, and local workload needs. Both bills were reported favorably as amended. Rep. Ventrella’s H.B. 227, allowing court filings on letter-sized paper instead of only legal-sized paper, was also moved favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on H.B. 335 by Rep. Henry, which would expand citizenship verification requirements for entities administering public benefits. Supporters said it was meant to ensure state dollars go to U.S. and Louisiana citizens and to add accountability for NGOs; opponents, including farmers, food-access nonprofits, and health providers, argued it would create administrative burdens, chill participation in SNAP-related programs, and discourage vulnerable people from seeking food or medical help. After an amendment exempting nonprofit food distribution was adopted, the bill was reported favorably by a 12-5 vote. Finally, the committee took up H.B. 623, a tobacco and vapor products permitting bill. After adopting a three-minute rule, the committee accepted an amendment removing tobacco products from the proposed three-tier permitting system and excluding lawful marijuana products authorized by LDH. The amended bill was then reported favorably. The transcript ends as the committee was beginning H.B. 708.

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• divisions were evaluated with the same scrutiny of discovering that $5 million in SNAP?
• Was it just SNAP, or was there other areas of waste or defrauding that were evaluated?
• Non-green card holders who are slated to lose SNAP benefits.
• They've lost access to SNAP. They've lost access to Medicaid.
• There are schools that are doing SNAP in schools.

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all

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• Some of the grocery stores are 90 percent dependent on SNAP sales.
• We are not doing the federal SNAP; this is a state-run program.
• The SNAP money was already out from the federal government.
• So if your question is, did the state load 100% of the SNAP files?
• So the federal government, USDA, said you can pay out the SNAP benefits.