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Exhibit 664

Farm Bill Primer: SNAP and Nutrition Title Programs (CRS IF12255)

Exhibit 664 · CRS In Focus

Farm Bill Primer: SNAP and Nutrition Title Programs (CRS IF12255)

the Nutrition title makes up approximately 72% of farm bill mandatory spending

Describes the nutrition title and SNAP, which is authorized as open-ended mandatory spending. Table 1 lists SNAP at $103.955 billion (FY2026 funding) with 42.38 million participants in an average month in FY2025. In FY2025, 93 percent of SNAP spending was for benefits.

Source
Congressional Research Service
Date
15 April 2026
Quoted from
Section 'Funding'
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF12255.html
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding AGR-3.13
Primary record CBO estimated that Title I of P.L. 119-21 reduces outlays by $121 billion over fiscal years 2025 to 2034, with nutrition changes reducing outlays by $187 billion and other agriculture subtitles adding a net $66 billion. CRS reports that the nutrition title makes up about 72 percent of farm bill mandatory spending in CBO’s February 2026 baseline.