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Committee briefed on Farm Bill "skinny" bill and possible SNAP reporting changes
Summary
The committee heard that the House "skinny" Farm Bill includes changes to SNAP auditing, reporting and nutrition incentives that could affect low‑income residents; Lynn Jacquez said the measure faces partisan opposition and that some oversight provisions could increase administrative audits.
Committee members asked for clarity about how the House Farm Bill might affect CalFresh access. Lynn Jacquez responded that the difference between appropriations and authorizing language matters: while recent appropriations provided funding, the farm bill is the authorizing vehicle and can add implementation requirements. "The salient points, although expanding market access ... the salient point for us in the county, primarily deal with the nutrition title, authorizing the nutritional assistance and food distribution programs targeting our low income county residents, including SNAP," Jacquez said.
Jacquez also said the bill proposes new auditing and reporting rules and a GAO review of SNAP administrative costs. She cautioned that some reconciliation provisions in earlier packages were opposed by Democrats and that the farm bill package may face party‑line votes in committee and on the floor, so outcomes are uncertain for the county's program administrators.
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