Tag: government shutdown
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SNAP benefit funding and the state's hold harmless period end on November 1
November 1 marked two key events for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It was both the day that some SNAP recipients did not receive benefits due to the federal government shutdown and the day that marked the end of state agencies' hold harmless period, or the period during which states were not held responsible…
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Federal government shutdown now longest in U.S. history
At the end of the day on Nov. 4, the federal government shutdown became the longest shutdown in U.S. history. At 35 full days long, it has outlasted the shutdown that ran from Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019, which lasted 34 full days. In addition to being the longest shutdown, this is also the first-ever…
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Federal government shutdown now tied for third-longest in U.S. history
On Oct. 16, the federal government shutdown became tied for the third-longest shutdown in U.S. history. At 16 full days long, it is tied with the 2013 government shutdown over an attempt to alter the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If the shutdown lasts through Oct. 22, it will become the second-longest shutdown, and if it…