Local grocery stores could see negative impacts if the House of Representatives pass the 2025 reconciliation bill, also known as the “one big beautiful bill,” which will have substantial cuts to SNAP. In 2023, 2,170 retailers redeemed SNAP benefits which totals more than $730 million in West Virginia according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Organizations statewide are sharing their opposition to federal cuts to SNAP benefits which would be more than 290 million, leaving the state responsible for funding $85 million to the program by 2028 which serves 278,000 statewide. If this happens, they could bring with them a hit to locally owned grocery stores. Smaller scale stores are what many West Virginians rely on, especially those who live in rural areas. And could potentially put a strain on farmers who sell to these stores as well.