RESULTS Weekly Update January 21, 2026

Quote of the Week

“The recent shutdown demonstrated the chaos that delaying benefits creates as families are forced to choose between food, rent, and other basic needs.”

– RESULTS Massachusetts advocate Leslye Heilig in a January 14 letter to the editor in the Berkshire (MA) Edge

(Is this newsletter too long; didn’t read (TL;DR) the whole thing? Scroll to the bottom for the most important points or the “TL;DR”)

Tell members of Congress to pass the budget

Congress has just 9 days left to finish the FY26 budget, but there is real progress to report. As noted last week, congressional leaders have agreed to foreign aid funding that largely protects programs we care about. This includes the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, maternal and child health, and education. The House passed the bill by a wide margin, and the Senate will vote next week.

Housing is moving forward too. This week, House leaders released the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) bill. The bill maintains the status quo for the Housing Choice Voucher program, and even includes small increases for other housing programs.

Most importantly, both bills include safeguards to make sure the Administration spends the money as directed.

While these funding bills are far below what is needed, they are meaningful wins. They are a testament to your persistent advocacy for these investments. We will continue to push Congress to do more until they get it right. Congress must pass these bills by January 30. They are likely to pass. Still, your calls and emails matter. They help ensure passage, show lawmakers what you care about, and build momentum for stronger investments in FY27.

Please contact your representatives and senators this week about the budget.

• Contact your Senate foreign policy aides. Ask them to urge their bosses to vote YES on the bipartisan FY26 SFOPS agreement. Also, urge their bosses to press the Administration to spend remaining FY25 funds.
• Contact your House and Senate housing aides. Ask them to urge their bosses to vote YES on T-HUD funding bill that protects Housing Choice Vouchers and other important housing programs.

Include our updated leave-behind in your communication. Find details on our U.S. and global priorities for this FY26 budget at our new Building a Better Future page. Speaking of future, check out our brand new Action Timeline, which gives a snapshot of our policy and advocacy work in 2026.

Tell Congress to delay reckless SNAP changes

We need your help to protect SNAP. New rules passed last year threaten deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), states must have a 94 percent accurate on their SNAP payments. If not, states will have to cover SNAP benefit costs for the first time.* Based on 2024 data, 42 states would have to potentially pay tens of millions of dollars they don’t have. The result will be cuts to benefits or, in some states, abandoning SNAP altogether.

To make matters worse, federal mismanagement in recent months has increased the risk of unintentional state errors. These errors could be used to penalize states under the new rules.

Congress must delay implementation of the cost-sharing requirements to give states time to prepare. Please email or call your representatives and senators and urge them to delay the SNAP cost-sharing requirements. Use our online action alert and state cost-shift table to personalize a message to them today.

*States already cover part of the administrative costs for SNAP (i.e., money used to run the program). But until now, the federal government has covered 100 percent of benefit costs (i.e., the money used to buy food).

Have you…

Voiced your concerns about ICE funding? Many constituents are deeply troubled by recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minnesota and other communities, where aggressive enforcement tactics have caused fear and harm in immigrant neighborhoods. If you want to take action, call (202) 224-3121, ask for your representative’s office, and share your perspective: My name is ___________ and I’m a constituent from ___________. I’m calling because I have serious concerns about the DHS funding bill and ICE’s recent enforcement actions. I’m troubled by reports of harm to community members, including the killing of Renee Good in Minnesota. We need accountability for ICE and investigation into its actions. I ask Rep. ___________ to carefully consider these concerns before voting on the DHS appropriations bill. I urge them to vote NO on the current bill. Thank you.

Registered for tonight’s screening of Rovina’s Choice? Join RESULTS for a screening and discussion of the short film Rovina’s Choice. This 22-minute film follows one family and the impact of the U.S. foreign aid freeze last year on their lives.    The event is tonight, January 21 at 8 p.m. ET. There is still time to RSVP for this important film.

Marked the 2026 RESULTS National Conference on your calendar? Earlier this month, we were thrilled to announce that RESULTS will hold National Conference July 12-14 in Washington, DC. It will be three days of building relationships, learning, and taking action on Capitol Hill. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks!

Registered for the International Learning Exchange? On Sunday, February 8 at 4 p.m. ET, we will hold the International Learning Exchange. This webinar is the kick-off of an effort to help grassroots advocates from all over the global RESULTS network to share solidarity, ideas, and more. Please register today!

Completed your group rosters and congressional coverage? Your group rosters and your congressional coverage are two of the most previous pieces of information you offer RESULTS in your group roadmaps each year. If you need support completing this information, please contact your Regional Coordinators or RESULTS Grassroots Staff.

TL;DR (too long; didn’t read): Tell Congress to pass the foreign aid and housing funding bills. Urge Congress to delay reckless SNAP changes. Reject ICE funding. Watch Rovina’s Choice tonight. Attend our July Conference in DC. Join the International Learning Exchange. Please complete your rosters and coverage.

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