Harrisburg, PA – Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified Pennsylvania that it will be unable to fully fund November SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown.That means that without the White House and/or the Republican-controlled Congress taking immediate action to reopen the federal government, November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments will not be made to Pennsylvanians. The Commonwealth cannot backfill these costs.