Responsible Nutrition Policy

AFPI Statement on SNAP Program Oversight in Georgia

Atlanta, GA—The Executive Director of the America First Policy Institute’s Georgia Chapter, Rebecca Yardley, issued the following statement after the Georgia Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee did not advance House Bill 947, known as the “Georgia SNAP Healthier Choices Act of 2026,” which would have closed the Broad Based Categorial Eligibility (BBCE) loophole in the state SNAP program:

SNAP Healthy Food Choice Demonstration Waiver

Modifying SNAP Income and Asset Requirements

Americans are a generous people who established the food stamp program to act as a temporary safety net for the most vulnerable. The program, now called SNAP, provides over $850 million in benefits annually to Minnesotans, 100% of which is currently federally-funded. Yet it is the states and local governments that administer the program, with further financial assistance from the federal government, meaning that states, or in the case of Minnesota, counties, are entrusted to manage the program well on behalf of all American taxpayers.

AFPI Applauds Governor Braun for Signing Comprehensive Human Services Reforms into Law

Washington, D.C.—Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Matthew Schmid, Health & Harvest Campaign Director, about the Indiana legislature and AFPI Governor’s Council Member Governor Mike Braun passing Senate Bill 1: “Governor Braun’s signature this week on a comprehensive package of welfare reforms provides Indiana with the tools it needs to better preserve taxpayer-funded assistance programs for the Americans who need it most.

Polling Summary: Support For Stronger Guardrails In SNAP Regarding Income & Asset Tests, Citizenship, And Work Requirements