H.R. 8503

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8503 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8503

To ensure that the Federal share of the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program allotment costs shall be mandatory if a State cannot 
pay the applicable State share of applicable allotment costs.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2026

Mr. Figures (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
Sewell, and Ms. Bynum) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To ensure that the Federal share of the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program allotment costs shall be mandatory if a State cannot 
pay the applicable State share of applicable allotment costs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Save SNAP Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. BENEFIT COST SHIFT FAIRNESS.

Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2013(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``The Secretary'' by 
inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Hardship exception.--Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), if a State cannot pay the applicable 
State cost share in paragraph (2)(B)(i) for any 
reason--
``(i) the Secretary shall pay for the full 
cost of an allotment described in paragraph (1) 
for any fiscal year; and
``(ii) paragraph (2) shall not apply with 
respect to such State for such fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
October 1, 2026.
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