To ensure that the Federal share of the supplemental nutrition assistance program allotment costs shall be mandatory if a State cannot pay the applicable State share of applicable allotment costs.

The bill, H.R. 8503 in the 119th Congress, introduced on April 27, 2026, aims to require the Federal government to cover the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) allotment costs if a State is unable to pay its share of the costs.