Students receiving SNAP in East Harris County, West Chambers declines | Local

After nearly a $187 billion federal cut to food assistance across the nation beginning last year, school districts across the nation are seeing a sharp decline in students receiving SNAP benefits this school year. 

When the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives narrowly approved The One Big Beautiful Bill Act more than a year ago, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) succumbed to the federal sweep, resulting in millions of low-income Americans losing benefits or seeing monthly allotments sharply reduced. 

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