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December 31, 2025

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ALL COUNTY LETTER NO. 25-92

The purpose of this All County Letter is to provide County Welfare Departments with guidance regarding implementation of significant changes to noncitizen eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California. House of Representatives 1, An Act to Provide Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21), signed into law on July 4, 2025, narrowed eligibility for CalFresh to U.S. citizens, noncitizen U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, Cuban- Haitian entrants, and citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia who are in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association.

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December 31, 2025

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ALL COUNTY LETTER NO. 25-92

The purpose of this All County Letter is to provide County Welfare Departments with guidance regarding implementation of significant changes to noncitizen eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California. House of Representatives 1, An Act to Provide Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21), signed into law on July 4, 2025, narrowed eligibility for CalFresh to U.S. citizens, noncitizen U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, Cuban- Haitian entrants, and citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia who are in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association.