“Thrifty Food Plan”, The Big Beautiful Bill Act Now in the U.S. Senate, Pray for Changes In It!

I think these are the amounts Food Assistance, SNAP program, food stamps, will be reduced by in the
One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by the U.S. House and now in the U.S. Senatee.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text
TITLE I–COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Subtitle A–Nutrition

SEC. 10001. THRIFTY FOOD PLAN.

Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2012(u)) is amended to read as follows:
“(u)(1) `Thrifty food plan’ means the diet required to feed a
family of 4 persons consisting of a man and a woman 20 through 50, a
child 6 through 8, and a child 9 through 11 years of age, based on
relevant market baskets that shall only be changed pursuant to
paragraph (3). The cost of such diet shall be the basis for uniform
allotments for all households regardless of their actual composition.
The Secretary shall only adjust the cost of the diet as specified in
paragraphs (2) and (4).
“(2) Household Adjustments.–The Secretary shall make household-
size adjustments based on the following ratios of household size as a
percentage of the maximum 4-person allotment:
“(A) For a 1-person household, 30 percent.
“(B) For a 2-person household, 55 percent.
“(C) For a 3-person household, 79 percent.
“(D) For a 4-person household, 100 percent.
“(E) For a 5-person household, 119 percent.
“(F) For a 6-person household, 143 percent.
Etc., etc.

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