Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) challenging the USDA's demand that the plaintiffs submit the personal information of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. The USDA has threatened to withhold administrative funding from states that refuse to turn over SNAP recipients' data. The plaintiffs argue that the USDA's demands violate multiple privacy laws and exceed the USDA's statutory authority.
