July 22, 2026 - Download PDF Version

Congress is considering providing an additional $60 billion for the Pentagon, and $13 billion for intelligence activities to directly underwrite the costs of the U.S. war on Iran: a new $73 billion expenditure for weapons and war.

Last year’s H.R. 1 cut Medicaid and SNAP benefits even while it boosted spending for the Pentagon and war. Much of that $156 billion Pentagon boost has still not been spent, and yet Congress is considering increases that put us on the path to Trump’s $1.5 trillion requested Pentagon budget.

Because of H.R. 1 and other policies, more than 14 million people are at risk of losing health insurance. Some 4 millionpeople have already lost SNAP food benefits since H.R. 1 was enacted, from July 2025 to March 2026. 

This analysis shows each congressional district’s estimated contribution to a new expenditure of $73 billion for war and weapons, alongside how many people in that district could receive Medicaid or SNAP for the same amount of money. 

A table for congressional districts can be found here.