The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, helps low-income individuals and ...

The House Agriculture Committee is looking to early May to mark up its portion of the president's party-line bill.

With ongoing discussions about SNAP adjustments, officials stress the importance of work requirements for those receiving aid ...

The Healthy SNAP Act would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being bought with SNAP benefits.

SNAP is the primary way the government helps feed Americans who can't afford food, but many don't understand how the program ...

Governors in several states have recently announced plans to eliminate some unhealthy foods from their food stamps programs, ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is cosponsoring legislation that would block people from using Supplemental ...

Governor Sanders announced today that she is submitting a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ban soft drinks and candy from SNAP benefits ...

Congress has passed a budget resolution that calls for a staggering $230 billion cut to programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

The Arkansas House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would direct the state Department of Human ...

An Alabama lawmaker has filed a bill, HB579, that would ban the purchase of soda using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow it to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.