Currently, SNAP contains a provision that limits purchases to food that needs to be prepared at home before it is consumed or specifically cold prepared foods. The Hot Foods Act would remove this ...

A bill limiting what you can purchase with food stamps is advancing. What does that mean for the program's future? Here's ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked governors on Friday to follow West Virginia's lead and ...

Texas state Senator Mayes Middleton said his bill was about "making sure taxpayer funded food stamps are used to buy ...

Low-income Iowans are closer to facing restrictions in items they buy with SNAP dollars under a bill the Iowa House passed ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill restricting SNAP benefits from buying junk food like soda and candy. It now heads to the House ...

SNAP is the country’s most effective anti-hunger program — reaching 1 in 8 people and 1 in 5 children — who without it could ...

The Trump Administration is looking to ban the purchase of junk food with SNAP benefits, which would add to the list of items ...

A bill in the Texas legislature would prohibit purchasing junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies, with SNAP benefits.

Under the legislation, $1 million in state funds would go to the Double Up Food Bucks program if the USDA approves a waiver ...

More than 116,000 Iowans—including tens of thousands of children and seniors—could lose access to food assistance under ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as Food Stamps, is designed to provide benefits to people ...