IILLINOIS LAWMAKERS WEIGH EMERGENCY BILLS AS SNAP CUTS THREATEN RESIDENTS
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Illinois legislators are considering two emergency bills in response to federal changes that will reduce or end Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits for about 230,000 state residents starting in April and May.
The first proposal, called the FRESH bill, would give people losing SNAP a one-time payment equal to three months of their previous benefits. The second bill would expand the VTTC program to cover more than 16,000 legally present immigrants, including refugees and asylees, who are scheduled to lose SNAP benefits beginning April 1. Both bills are currently in committee, and no vote date has been announced.