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Starting Nov. 1, about 41 million people might not get their food benefits. Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have voted 12 times not to reopen the federal government since Oct. 1.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is funded mostly by the federal government, but it’s administered by states. A notice on the United States Department of Agriculture website says that “there will be no benefits issued Nov. 1.”
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States receive money from the federal government and then transfer the money through electronic benefits transfer cards. The shutdown is now the second-longest since 1981.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the first permanent food stamps program in 1964.
However, the first food stamp program started in 1939 during the Great Depression, according to the USDA.
The SNAP issuance schedule varies by state. Some states prioritize benefits based on alphabetical order of the last name, while other states prioritize sending benefits by case number. The schedule for every state and territory is embedded below.
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