Ashley Moody on Food Assistance: Her SNAP Votes, the Rollins Confirmation, and Florida's $984 Million SNAP Bill
Florida Senator Ashley Moody cast one of the 50 votes for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 1, 2025, which passed 50 to 50 and makes states pay part of SNAP benefits for the first time. With a 12.97 percent error rate, Florida's share is around $984 million, WUSF reported. KFF says the law reduces federal SNAP spending by about $186 billion.
Moody voted against an amendment on the SNAP matching funds timeline in July 2025 and against striking the budget plan’s instructions for cuts to food assistance in February 2025. She voted to confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture, whose department runs SNAP.
Ashley Moody's Votes on SNAP and Food Assistance
- Moody Cast a Deciding Vote for the Law That Shifts SNAP Costs to Florida in July 2025. On July 1, 2025, Ashley Moody voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed only with the Vice President's vote. States with error rates above 10% must pay 15% of benefit costs, around $984 million in Florida, and administrative costs rise from 50% to 75%.
- Moody Voted Against an Amendment on the SNAP Cost-Share Timeline in July 2025. Moody voted no on an amendment to strike a provision relating to delayed implementation of the SNAP matching funds requirements; it failed 45 to 55.
- Moody Voted Against Removing Food Assistance Cuts From the Budget Plan in February 2025. On February 21, 2025, Moody voted no on an amendment to strike reconciliation instructions requiring cuts to programs critical to rural Americans and food assistance for American families; it failed 47 to 53. Those instructions led to the law's SNAP changes, which KFF puts at about $186 billion in federal reductions.
- Moody Voted Against Stopping Tax Cuts for the Richest While Families Struggle to Buy Food in February 2025. On February 20, 2025, Moody voted no on a motion to the budget resolution to stop tax cuts for the ultra-rich while families struggle to put food on the table; it failed 48 to 52. The budget plan led to the law's SNAP changes, which leave Florida with a bill of nearly $1 billion.
- Moody Voted to Confirm Brooke Rollins to Run SNAP in February 2025. On February 13, 2025, Moody voted to confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture; Rollins's department released the error rates that set Florida's SNAP bill, WUSF reported.
What the SNAP Cuts Ashley Moody Voted For Mean for Florida Families
- Florida must find nearly $1 billion or shrink SNAP. Florida owes about $984 million to keep SNAP operating at its current enrollment level, payable as soon as October 2027, money that must come from the state budget or from fewer benefits.
- Most Floridians on SNAP are in families with children. More than 62% of Floridians on food assistance are in families with children, so cuts to SNAP land first on children's groceries.
- Older Floridians face new work rules that can cost them food aid. KFF warns that work requirements, even with exemptions, put them at risk for losing SNAP benefits, a risk for older adults in a state with a large retiree population.
Frequently Asked Questions Ashley Moody on Food Assistance
What is Ashley Moody's record on food assistance under Trump?
Ashley Moody voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cuts federal SNAP spending by about $186 billion and leaves Florida owing around $984 million toward benefits. She voted against amendments to soften the SNAP cuts and voted to confirm Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
Why does Florida have to pay for SNAP now?
Ashley Moody voted for the July 2025 law that ties each state's SNAP share to its payment error rate, and Florida's 12.97% rate means it must pay 15% of the costs of benefits.
Did Ashley Moody vote to protect SNAP?
No. Ashley Moody voted no on a July 1, 2025 SNAP amendment that failed 45 to 55 and on a February 2025 amendment to strike food assistance cut instructions that failed 47 to 53.
Who did Ashley Moody vote to confirm to run SNAP?
Ashley Moody voted on February 13, 2025 to confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture, 72 to 28. Rollins's department oversees SNAP and released the 2025 error rates that set Florida's new share of benefit costs, WUSF reported.
Last updated: 2026-10-28