The USDA proposed changes to the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

To read the full proposal: Regulations.gov Document IDFNS-2018-0037-0001 (download PDF)

The public comment period for proposed changes to SNAP will end on September 23, 2019.

Here is some of the recent news coverage about the proposed changes to SNAP from the Washington Post, Maine Equal Justice, the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), and the Portland Press Herald.
Read about the impacts the proposed changes could have on children qualifying for Free and Reduced Meal Programs at schools from ABC News and in a letter written by the Chairman of the Board of Education and Labor to the USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.
Maine's congressional delegation opposed the changes in a letter to the USDA. BDN story.
If you would like to comment on the proposed changes before the September 23rd deadline, there are letter templates and links at the Food Research and Action Center website.