Nevada Joins Vermont in Sharing State SNAP Data With USDA
Nevada recently shared state-held data about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants with the federal government, joining Vermont in complying with the Trump administration’s request (see 2508070013).
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A declaration confirmed the state's share of data with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Monday.
Currently, a coalition of states and the District of Columbia is arguing in the U.S. District Court for Northern California that the federal demand for state data violates the U.S. Constitution and multiple federal privacy laws (see 2507280065). Nevada is a part of the lawsuit in case 3:25-cv-06310, while Vermont is not.
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D), an author of multiple comprehensive and other privacy bills, released a statement following her state governor's announcement of compliance. The data release “was not legally necessary, ethically defensible, nor protective of the privacy and dignity of our neighbors,” she said.