Senate Agriculture Committee backs SNAP accountability measures after USDA error-rate report
Federal scrutiny of SNAP administration is intensifying after USDA published its fiscal 2025 payment error rate for the food assistance program. The latest figures show overpayments exceeded $8.5 billion in FY25, adding pressure on states ahead of cost-sharing rules that begin in FY28.
Highlights
- Senate Agriculture Committee and Chairman John Boozman endorse SNAP accountability measures following a USDA report highlighting significant program error rates.
- SNAP overpayments in FY25 exceeded $8.5 billion, raising concerns over waste and mismanagement of federal funds.
- Starting in FY28, states with SNAP error rates at or above 6 percent must share benefit costs, using FY25 or FY26 rates in the first year.
USDA report puts focus on SNAP oversight
As reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Chairman John Boozman says SNAP needs to be administered as intended to support those truly in need while protecting taxpayer dollars.Boozman says improvements were needed and praises states that are implementing innovative solutions to reduce error rates and act as stewards of federal funds. He also says the reforms in the Working Families Tax Cuts are designed to promote accountability for what he calls significant mismanagement, adding that SNAP must be administered fairly, responsibly and accurately.
FY28 cost-sharing raises pressure on states
Background provided with the statement says the federal government has paid 100 percent of SNAP benefit costs for decades, but a lack of accountability led to misspending. In FY25, SNAP overpayments topped $8.5 billion.The statement says the Working Families Tax Cuts introduced reforms aimed at improving state program management and the use of taxpayer dollars. Beginning in FY28, states with an error rate at or above 6 percent must pay a portion of their SNAP benefit cost, and in the first year of implementation they can choose to use their FY25 or FY26 error rate.
Our earlier coverage of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s draft Agricultural Act of 2026 outlined Chairman John Boozman’s push to modernize farm policy while strengthening the farm safety net and investing in rural communities. The discussion draft built on changes from the Working Families Tax Cuts and proposed updates ranging from commodity and crop insurance improvements to higher USDA loan limits, streamlined conservation programs, and expanded rural infrastructure and research support.
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