WASHINGTON (WPRI) — Sweeping changes are coming to food assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the recent enacted budget law that President Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill."

One of the most significant reforms is the expansion of work requirements for SNAP recipients. Under the new law, more adults will be required to join the workforce in order to remain eligible for food assistance. It also imposes stricter limitations on exemptions from these requirements.

Those changes have drawn criticism from Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo, a Democrat who voted against the law.

"When you hear 'work requirement,' I hear red tape," Amo said. "I hear, 'I want fewer people to receive a benefit.'"

Amo said the majority of those receiving SNAP benefi

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