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No, despite recent headlines about the Trump administration and the food stamps program, household SNAP are not frozen as of July 2025, although the Trump administration has cut around $1 billion of funding for food aid programs like food banks.
And the legislation known as the "Big Beautiful Bill," which President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes changes to SNAP that could mean benefits will be reduced or cut entirely for some Americans.
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Is there a DOGE SNAP bill?#is-there-a-doge-snap-bill
If you’ve heard of any changes that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials are making to SNAP, you may be thinking of the temporary spending freeze the President’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded on January 29, which did not affect SNAP payments.
You may also have heard about the “Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act” announced in January by Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, who is also the chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus.
This is a bill focused on state administration, not on freezing SNAP payments or reducing benefit amounts for families who qualify for SNAP.
It's designed to penalize states for what's called "overpayment errors"—when benefits are issued to ineligible households or when eligible households receive more than they're entitled to under program rules.
These overpayment incidents are actually very rare. The SNAP program has a very comprehensive quality control system, and both state and federal governments monitor error rates every month.
Did the Trump administration make cuts to SNAP?#did-the-trump-administration-make-cuts-to-snap
Yes, the legislation commonly referred to as the "Big Beautiful Bill" was signed into law in July 2025.
It includes changes to SNAP that may, over time, lead to many Americans either losing access to SNAP benefits or seeing their benefits reduced over time.
Not all of the changes go into effect right away, but some technically do, including updated SNAP work requirements (although it may take states some time to implement the changes).
Some groups of people who were previously exempt now have to prove they're meeting the work requirements or risk losing their food stamps, including:
- Able-bodied adults without dependents who are between the ages of 55 and 64
- Parents of kids ages 14 and older
- Veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and former foster youth
Another change to SNAP that technically started right away are updates to the way utilities are calculated for SNAP benefits, which could mean some families will see their benefits reduced according to the new rules.
