Bill would restore food aid, cut immigration enforcement funding
H.R. 7975 — Feeding Families Not Fear Act of 2026 · Filed by Shontel Brown (D-OH) · 22 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 18, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill repeals two provisions from a 2025 omnibus law (Public Law 119-21): it cancels increased funding for ICE and reverses cuts to SNAP (food assistance) benefits that were enacted in that same law. The bill restores SNAP to its prior benefit level and redirects ICE funding away from immigration enforcement.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core function is to undo two specific budget decisions from a prior omnibus law: canceling an ICE funding increase and restoring SNAP benefits to their prior level. It is a straightforward reversal of prior appropriations and benefit cuts, not a new program or authority.
What the text implies
- The bill's success depends entirely on whether Congress votes to override or amend the 2025 omnibus law (PL 119-21), which may face political resistance from the majority that enacted it.
- Restoring SNAP to pre-cut levels does not specify the dollar amount or the number of beneficiaries affected; the actual fiscal impact is determined by the prior law's reduction, which is not quoted in this bill.
- Repealing ICE funding increases does not eliminate ICE's base budget or operations—it only removes the new appropriations added in PL 119-21, leaving the agency's prior funding intact.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Low-income households regain SNAP benefits that were cut in the prior law, directly improving food security for millions of Americans. The reduction in ICE funding does not harm ordinary citizens; it redirects resources away from immigration enforcement, which is a policy choice that does not impose a direct cost on the general public.
Who stands to gain
- low-income households receiving SNAP benefits
Named in the bill
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, Public Law 119-21 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), House Committee on Agriculture
Where it stands
22 cosponsors: 22 Democrats.
- Mar 18, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 18, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (808 characters) on Aug 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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