Republicans usually fold on SNAP fights.

Food assistance programs make up about three-quarters of the must-pass farm bill’s expenditures, which must be reconsidered and approved every five years, along with subsidies for farmers and conservation programs.

This year’s debate over SNAP benefits is setting the stage for a fight much like the one that accompanied the 2018 farm bill, when Republicans insisted on increasing work requirements to receive SNAP benefits. Democrats resisted, and the bill was ultimately passed without the requirements.