Repurpose $70 billion from ICE and CBP funding to reverse SNAP cuts and keep children fed.

"I’m offering a straightforward amendment. Instead of spending billions on terrorizing our communities, let’s reverse your SNAP cuts. Let’s fulfill our most basic moral obligation and keep our country’s children fed."

Clark committed through an amendment to redirect $70 billion from ICE and CBP funding toward reversing SNAP cuts and maintaining food assistance for children.

Whip Clark to GOP: Drop ICE Slush Fund, Restore SNAP | Katherine Clark Democratic Whip
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The Whip's office listed a June 8, 2026 release, "Whip Clark to GOP: Drop ICE Slush Fund, Restore SNAP," stating that Clark went before the House Rules Committee to offer an amendment repurposing the $70 billion in the ICE and CBP bill to reverse SNAP cuts.

This establishes Clark made a concrete attempt to fulfill the promise through an amendment, but it was an attempt rather than an enacted policy.

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Press Releases | Katherine Clark Democratic Whip
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The Rules Committee amendment table lists Clark (MA) amendment #107 as submitted and describes it as repurposing $70 billion tied to ICE and CBP to restore part of the $200 billion House Republicans cut from SNAP food programs.

The official Rules record confirms the specific amendment matching the promise was submitted.

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S. 2 - Secure America Act | House Committee on Rules
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 362 says the motion to make in order Clark's amendment #107 was defeated 4-7.

Clark's proposed repurposing amendment was blocked in Rules and therefore was not adopted into the bill.

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S. 2 - Secure America Act | House Committee on Rules
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S. 2 appropriated funds to CBP and ICE, including $9.55 billion for CBP personnel, $7.45 billion for ICE, $13.02 billion for CBP immigration enforcement, and $31.075 billion for ICE immigration enforcement, plus additional DHS funds.

The underlying bill kept the money in immigration enforcement accounts rather than redirecting it to SNAP.

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Text of S. 2, Secure America Act, as engrossed by the Senate
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Public Law 119-21 changed SNAP by adding state benefit cost shares beginning in fiscal year 2028 and reducing federal administrative cost sharing from 50 percent to 25 percent beginning in fiscal year 2027.

The SNAP cuts/cost shifts Clark sought to reverse were enacted and remained the baseline problem her failed S. 2 amendment targeted.

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Public Law 119-21, July 4, 2025
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The same public law appropriated major sums for border and immigration enforcement, including $46.55 billion for CBP border infrastructure, $45 billion for ICE detention capacity, and $29.85 billion for ICE enforcement personnel and operations.

Rather than redirecting ICE/CBP money to nutrition assistance, federal law provided large new ICE and CBP appropriations.

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Public Law 119-21, July 4, 2025
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The Clerk records final House passage of H.R. 1 on July 3, 2025, by 218-214; Clark (MA) is listed as voting No.

Clark opposed the original law containing SNAP reductions and immigration-enforcement funding, but the bill passed and became law.

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Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H.R. 1
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