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

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

Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...

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

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

MEFAP, created in 1995, supplies nearly one-third of the food purchased and distributed by the Food Bank Coalition of ...

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 ...

Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Wednesday that 19 Portland-area residents have been charged with stealing more than ...

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.