Republican Representative Randy Fine has announced he plans to introduce legislation to stop non-citizens from collecting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and other forms of welfare.

Why It Matters

SNAP benefits are provided to low- and no-income households across the U.S. to help them pay for groceries. Benefits are uploaded to electronic benefit transfer cards, which work like debit cards, and can be spent in participating stores.

Just shy of 42 million people collected food stamps in May 2025, the latest month for which data is available.

However, due to the ongoing government shutdown, which is now in its 30th day, the prospect of November's benefits going unpaid is growing closer.

What To Know

Writing on X , formerly Twitter, on October 29, Fine said: "

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