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USDA Says Inquiry for State SNAP Data is on Hold

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has paused its request to collect the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients after a coalition of groups filed a lawsuit on May 22, 2025, alleging the directive violated federal privacy laws. The lawsuit is in response to the May 6, 2025, USDA request that states turn over data to the agency, through their third-party payment processors, "including but not limited to" names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses of all SNAP applicants and recipients going back more than five years. More than 40 million people utilize the SNAP program each month. Despite the lawsuit and pause from USDA, some states are preparing to comply with the request, which could be used to achieve Trump administration priorities, such as immigration enforcement. Read more here and here.

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