""Between Nov. 3 and Nov. 8, USDA issued formal guidance four distinct times, each providing our states with new directives that were contrary to its earlier guidance," Bonta said in a statement. "Those contradictory messages underscore that USDA's actions have been arbitrary, they've been capricious and demonstrates why we need the court to step in to provide clarity and concrete guidance.""
""To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized, said Patrick Penn, deputy undersecretary of Agriculture, in a letter to state SNAP directors Sunday. "Accordingly, States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025." As the Associated Press reports, the USDA further threatened penalties for any states that do not comply.""
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed for Supreme Court guidance after the USDA directed states to undo full SNAP benefit payments issued last week, labeling them unauthorized. The USDA deputy undersecretary told state SNAP directors that any full November 2025 payment files were unauthorized and instructed states to immediately reverse those steps while threatening penalties for noncompliance. Bonta and other attorneys general described multiple, conflicting USDA directives between Nov. 3 and Nov. 8 as arbitrary and capricious and sought judicial clarity. The Trump administration is appealing a Rhode Island ruling requiring full benefits, a decision upheld by a Boston appeals court. About 42 million low-income Americans rely on SNAP during the shutdown dispute.
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