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SNAP recipients file renewed request for restraining order against USDA over DOGE data collection

( July 17, 2025, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Instead of satisfying the requirements of either the Privacy Act or Paperwork Reduction Act before reinstituting a data request, US Department of Agriculture has cut corners and eviscerated the critical public notice and comment procedures in both statutes, according to plaintiffs suing over the collection of state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits data. Plaintiffs filed a renewed motion for a temporary restraining order. Additionally, they said that USDA’s actions are more arbitrary and capricious than before — it proposes to grant itself the authority to further disclose the collected records well beyond the boundaries set by federal privacy law.See attached file. ...

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