The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that states that issued full November SNAP benefits to recipients after a lower court decision allowed them to should "immediately undo" the distributions and that failure to comply could result in cancellation of future disbursement of federal funds.

"To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized. Accordingly, States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025," Patrick A. Penn, the Deputy Under Secretary Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, wrote on Saturday regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

“Failure to comply with this memorandum may result in USDA taking various actions, including cancellation of the Federal share of State a

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