Congress has made significant changes to two major welfare programs in the US. The programs affected are the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid, which provides healthcare. These changes were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was passed last year.

The reforms are among the biggest to these programs in decades. Further details about the reforms and their impact are available from the Waco Tribune-Herald, in an article by Jeremy Nighohossian discussing cost controls and their role in protecting safety net programs and taxpayers.