Citizen in a RepublicNH House Testimony

HB1750

House · 2026 sessionRepublicanDied in House

SNAP funding for state costs

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Appropriates $4.4 million to the department of health and human services for fiscal year 2027 to cover increased state administrative costs for the SNAP program resulting from a reduction in the federal cost-share contribution.

making a supplemental appropriation to the department of health and human services for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).Official record

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All 144 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.

Status

Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; died at adjournment · March 3, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law
Sponsors, hearings & roll-call votes

Argument digest

AI-generatedfrom 144 of 144 written submissions

HB1750 would make a supplemental state appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services to keep New Hampshire's SNAP program running after a reduction in federal cost-sharing. Testimony is overwhelmingly supportive, with submitters warning that roughly 76,000 residents would lose food assistance without the funding; a single dissenting submission frames continued reliance on federal money as fiscally unwise government overreach.

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The record · every submission as filed

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Kerri Choate
for Myself
Rollinsford

Please support this bill to ensure the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has the dollars to keep SNAP running. Without this bill, over 76,000 New Hampshire residents will lose access to SNAP - and to food. We must make the necessary state investment to ensure that SNAP remains fully operational.

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Regina Smick-Attisano
for Myself
Lee

I coordinate a Food Pantry in Durham, NH and see the need first hand for the continuation of SNAP benefits! The number of patrons we serve has steadily increased since last spring.

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Mary Downes
for Myself
Madbury

Food security should not be a political issue. SNAP benefits primarily keep children from going hungry and should be fully funded even when the federal government is unwilling or unable to do so. State and local government have no more fundamental mandate than to take care of the most vulnerable. Please support HB 1750.

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Marcus Christian Hansen
for Myself
Alstead

Poor people need to have good and sufficient food.

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Donna Reardon
for Myself
Concord

HB1750 is a much needed bill to make sure that DHHS has the dollars to keep SNAP running. Without this bill, over 76,000 New Hampshire residents will lose access to SNAP - and to food. Please support this bill to ensure that SNAP remains fully operational. Many NH lives depend upon it.

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Aine deDanaan
for Myself
Keene

Let’s make sure that people in New Hampshire do not go hungry and that they are not forced to choose between food and shelter or food and healthcare, for instance.

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Patricia Vachon
for Myself
Somersworth

I am the director of a food pantry and support this bill. It will help many New Hampshire families in need who I see on a regular basis.

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Stacey Brooks
for Myself
Rye

It is unconscionable that we would allow the weakest members of our community to go hungry during this time while the stock market and executive pay are at all-time highs. Let's do the right thing and fund SNAP to protect the vulnerable.

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Rebecca Hoskins
for Myself
Concord

There are 76,000 Granite Staters who rely on SNAP in some way. They deserve to be able to eat without fear. This is exactly thw kind of society I want to be a part of. The kind that actually take care of each other and make sure that every can survive AND thrive. This gets us one step closer to that utopia. A very good, meaningful, necessary, step closer.

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Terry Ellen Carter
for Myself
Dover

SNAP is a critical strand in the social safety net New Hampshire holds out for people in need. Please support this bill.

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Kathleen Malsbenden
for Myself
Newmarket

Support HB 1750 a bill that would make sure the Dept of Health and Human Services has enough money to keep SNAP running. If this bill is voted down over 76,000 NH residents will lose access to SNAP and thereby food. This would be devastating to these people and DHHS.

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Nancy McGartland
for Myself
Keene

I worked as the Market Manager for the Keen Farmers Market. I ran the SNAP Double Up Veggie Bucks stand. I saw how very important to FARMERS this program is!! People need to eat healthy, fresh foods. FARMERS need to sell what they grow. SNAP allows that to happen. SNAP is a win-win program for hungry people and for FARMERS!

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Laurent Clow
for Myself
Somersworth

SNAP benefits are vital to the success and well-being of New Hampshire families - and that success leads directly to economic success for the state. SNAP is an investment, not an unrecoverable expense, and funding should be maintained.

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Karen Mooore
for Myself
Franconia

It makes sense to make sure our students have the nutrition they need to make the most of their education. I know I’m not at my cognitive best when I am hungry.

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Jean Lewandowski
for Myself
Nashua, NH

It should be considered a basic function of government to make sure every resident has adequate nutrition, no matter their age, or social status.

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Walter King
for Myself
Dover

It is important that we keep SNAP running after a decrease in federal cost-sharing. Without this bill, over 76,000 New Hampshire residents will lose access to SNAP—and to food.

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Bill Kingston
for Myself
New Castle

People in New Hampshire are hungry. There is no excuse for this in one of the wealthiest States. We have a moral responsibility to care for our people even though the federal government has failed to do so.

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Marci Stone
for Myself
Somersworth

Please support this bill and work toward feeding are hungry children and community members.

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Donna Doel Bascom
for Myself
Charlestown, NH 03603

I am a farmer and SNAP vendor. The benefits of this program to my customers is enormous. Making fresh local food affordable to those who need it most is a foundational value of our farm.

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Ann Carlson
for Myself
Keene

Food security is fundamental for goo citizenship. We must ensure that SNAP remains fully operational in NH.

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Joanna Andros
for Myself
Walpole

I Support this bill because it will help maintain funding for SNAP. We know there is food insecurity in NH as well as much of the country. I'm sure most people would not want to see children and families go hungry. Thank you for supporting our hungry neighbors. Joanna Andros

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Nancy Efferson-Bonachea
for Myself
Bedford

HB1750 - making a supplemental appropriation to the department of health and human services for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Residents of NH who rely on SNAP su[pport will go hungry and suffer health consequences without this supplemental appropriation.

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Denise Cwalina
for Myself
Meredith

We must protect SNAP Benefits

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Samantha Dahl
for Myself
Hill

Every person deserves food. Students need to eat to learn.

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Nancy Jerauld
for Myself
Litchfield

This bill is necessary to make sure that SNAP benefits will continue--please vote to provide the supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services.

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