Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture

House lawmakers passed a five-year farm bill this week that would cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by $800 million per year, which amounts to a 1 percent cut to the program’s $80 billion annual cost. Senate lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the bill Monday.

To understand how SNAP currently impacts your state, check out our Federal Priorities Database to see SNAP participation, average benefits, and food insecurity by state.

On a more personal level, some of you have shared your own SNAP experiences with NPP. Have your own story about SNAP? Share it on our Faces of the Federal Budget page.

What do you think about these changes to SNAP? Weigh in now.