More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits after Trump bill passed | US news
More than one million children across the U.S. have lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) food benefits since Congress passed the One Big Good Bill Act in July 2025, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).
analysis It found that more than 4 million Americans were removed from Snap from July 2025 to March 2026, indicating a significant decline in participation in the federal food assistance program.
Arizona recorded the largest drop in enrollment after the bill became law. The legislation tightened food assistance eligibility rules and increased state screening requirements. State data from May shows more than 450,000 Arizonans opted out of Snap, and overall participation in the state was cut in half.
According to the CBPP analysis, children make up a significant portion of those excluded from benefits; More than 1 million children in the 19 states studied no longer receive Snap benefits.
In Louisiana, nearly one in four children receiving Snap benefits are denied benefits. In Massachusetts and Texas, nearly one-fifth of children enrolled in the program were removed from Snap.
The report comes as participation in the program continues to decline nationwide following major cuts to the federal food assistance program under the Trump administration.
Snap, commonly referred to as food stamps, provides monthly benefits to low-income and no-income households to help pay for groceries and remains the nation’s largest food assistance program.
The sharp drop in participation is likely tied to the 2025 Republican compromise bill, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that shifted a significant portion of Snap benefit costs to states based on payment error rates, the report said.
The CBPP warned that the situation would continue to worsen unless Congress intervened. “Without immediate action by Congress to delay this cost shift for all states, the resulting emergency will worsen as more children go without the food assistance they need to ensure their families can afford nutritious food,” CBPP said.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a progressive Democrat from Minnesota, noted the results during a conversation on the House floor earlier this month. Omar had filed an amendment aimed at reversing the Snap cuts, but the proposal was rejected by the Republican majority.
The latest figures also spurred the US Conference of Mayors into action. On Monday, the nonpartisan organization representing cities with populations of at least 30,000. a letter Statement to the Senate signed by more than 200 mayors urging lawmakers to roll back Snap outages amid the US’s “deepening food safety crisis.”
“Snap remains the nation’s most effective and efficient hunger-relief program. It reduces poverty, supports local economies, and provides automatic stabilization during economic downturns,” the letter said. “Hunger is not a partisan issue, and efforts to address food insecurity must transcend political divisions.”
