Missouri House votes to bar some lawfully present immigrants from food aid

By: Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 727

Last Updated: 5 hours, 7 minutes ago

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Missouri House Republicans voted Thursday to advance a bill prohibiting thousands of legally present immigrants from receiving federal food assistance, restricting what recipients can buy with those benefits and excluding most refugees and asylees from Medicaid.

Much of the measure, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Jamie Gragg of Ozark, mirrors federal eligibility changes enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress last summer. Missouri has already implemented the food aid changes, …

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