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H.R. 8503

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8503, the Save SNAP Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 27, 2026 by Rep. Shomari Figures (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Apr 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 8503 has 4 co-sponsors.

hr8503/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8503 IH: Save SNAP Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8503  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    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Save SNAP Act of 2026  .
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.
 .
3.
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2026.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-04-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Shomari Figures (D) sponsors H.R. 8503, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8503 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Apr 27, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8503 has taken 2 actions since Apr 27, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 27, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 8503 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8503 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Save SNAP Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Save SNAP Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 8503 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Accounting, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.501c3 NFP focusing on civil rightsAlabama11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SAKIRA COOK111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.2026 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8503 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8503’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr8503/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8503, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 73 (Monday, April 27, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FIGURES:H.R. 8503.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3124]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com