October 4, 2020

Democrats in the US House released a $2.2 trillion revised HEROES Act bill Monday that includes more money for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other nutrition programs. The proposal, $1.2 trillion less than the HEROES Act passed by the House in the spring, provides $10 billion for SNAP, $400 million for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children program, $450 million for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and more than $1 billion in additional nutrition assistance monies for Full Story: The Fence Post (Colorado-Nebraska)/Hagstrom Report (9/29),  The Hill (9/28)