Kyle Ross of the Center for American Progress told the Virginia Commission to End Hunger that recent reconciliation proposals would shift a portion of SNAP benefit costs to states for the first time, expand work requirements, block future benefit updates and harm vulnerable groups.

Division of Legislative Services walked commissioners through bills passed since 2018 on SNAP outreach, hunger-free campus grants, WIC outreach, the Wholesome Food Donation tax credit, and the Virginia Agricultural Food Assistance Program (VAFAP), noting reports and grant awards that shape current work.