National Grocers Association (NGA) Applauds Congressional Action to Protect Grocers and SNAP Participants in FY 2025 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
A proposal dropped from the final bill would have created a five-state pilot to significantly limit the types of foods covered under SNAP, forcing grocers to examine hundreds of thousands of food items to determine which qualify and which don’t. The proposed pilot program would have allowed five state governments to pick winners and losers in the grocery sector, harming the 42 million SNAP participants who have diverse nutritional needs. …
