On May 16th, a new Covid-19 relief bill – aptly named the “Heroes Act” – championed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, passed in the U.S House of Representatives on a mostly party-line vote. It includes a 15% increase in benefits for SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program. That hike would increase the average SNAP benefit nationwide by about 20 cents per meal, from the current level of $1.34 per meal to $1.54 per meal. The table below represents the increase in SNAP funding that would be available to each state over a 16-month period, if the Heroes Act were to be passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Trump.
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State/Territory |
Total Increase Proposed byHeroes Act Over 16 Months |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $198,211,502 |
| Alaska | $32,748,672 |
| Arizona | $226,753,594 |
| Arkansas | $89,292,482 |
| California | $1,176,768,161 |
| Colorado | $125,496,010 |
| Connecticut | $113,617,954 |
| Delaware | $33,227,357 |
| District of Columbia | $33,353,998 |
| Florida | $760,325,825 |
| Georgia | $391,068,818 |
| Guam | $18,488,302 |
| Hawaii | $86,630,671 |
| Idaho | $37,546,430 |
| Illinois | $526,775,681 |
| Indiana | $159,897,122 |
| Iowa | $79,323,072 |
| Kansas | $50,140,894 |
| Kentucky | $132,588,247 |
| Louisiana | $231,564,492 |
| Maine | $40,703,059 |
| Maryland | $164,599,862 |
| Massachusetts | $227,708,383 |
| Michigan | $326,775,511 |
| Minnesota | $96,947,234 |
| Mississippi | $115,031,021 |
| Missouri | $196,007,443 |
| Montana | $28,709,381 |
| Nebraska | $41,364,914 |
| Nevada | $112,077,895 |
| New Hampshire | $17,322,785 |
| New Jersey | $183,875,419 |
| New Mexico | $125,569,788 |
| New York | $838,219,082 |
| North Carolina | $331,158,850 |
| North Dakota | $13,257,010 |
| Ohio | $396,912,007 |
| Oklahoma | $161,041,687 |
| Oregon | $172,761,730 |
| Pennsylvania | $492,963,475 |
| Rhode Island | $46,647,929 |
| South Carolina | $162,094,457 |
| South Dakota | $23,665,649 |
| Tennessee | $250,463,054 |
| Texas | $902,972,669 |
| Utah | $44,832,341 |
| Vermont | $19,592,249 |
| Virginia | $191,509,390 |
| Virgin Islands | $8,295,398 |
| Washington | $232,755,053 |
| West Virginia | $79,082,902 |
| Wisconsin | $152,326,339 |
| Wyoming | $6,934,015 |