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Introduced
10/29/2025
10/29/2025
In Committee
10/29/2025
10/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
AI Summary
This bill, called the "Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025", provides emergency funding to ensure that nutrition assistance programs continue to operate without interruption during potential funding gaps in fiscal year 2026. Specifically, the bill appropriates necessary funds from the U.S. Treasury to maintain benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which offers nutritional support to pregnant women, new mothers, and young children. The funding would cover any period where regular government appropriations have not been enacted, and would be retroactive to September 30, 2025. The appropriations will continue until either regular funding is passed or September 30, 2026, whichever comes first. The bill also directs the Secretary of Agriculture to reimburse state agencies for costs incurred during any funding lapse, ensuring that these critical nutrition programs can continue to serve vulnerable populations without disruption. Any expenses under this bill would be charged to future appropriations once they are officially enacted.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (48)
Ben Ray Luján (D)*,
Angela Alsobrooks (D),
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Michael Bennet (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Chris Coons (D),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
John Fetterman (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Josh Hawley (R),
Martin Heinrich (D),
John Hickenlooper (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
Mark Kelly (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Chris Murphy (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Jon Ossoff (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Brian Schatz (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Tina Smith (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Mark Warner (D),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (on 10/29/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3071/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s3071/BILLS-119s3071is.pdf |
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