May 2026

As Congress considers reauthorization of the Farm Bill, America Forward urges legislators to incorporate reforms to the SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program, one of the nation’s most significant federal workforce funding streams. SNAP E&T supports self-sufficiency and economic mobility programs for SNAP participants and accounts for more than $1 billion in expenditures in FY2026 across federal expenditures and

Earlier this week, America Forward and our partners at Credential Engine, Data Quality Campaign, and Results for America wrote to the leaders of the Senate HELP Committee urging them to prioritize bipartisan deliberation and passage of comprehensive Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorization legislation this Congress. Last Congress, each of our organizations formally supported the bipartisan, bicameral A Stronger