SNAP

The Missouri House also passed legislation Thursday creating cross-reporting requirements for child and animal abuse cases as well as a bill to restrict SNAP and Medicaid eligibility to U.S. citizens.

Currently under federal law, convicted drug offenders are banned from receiving SNAP benefits. A proposed Missouri House bill would opt out of the federal ban.

Missouri submitted a waiver to disqualify some sugary foods from the state's supplemental nutrition assistance program in October.