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This bill is a resolution calling on the President of the United States to release contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during a federal government shutdown. The resolution highlights the critical importance of SNAP, which supports over 40 million U.S. residents, including 1 million in Massachusetts, and provides essential food security for vulnerable populations like seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. The resolution emphasizes that a disruption in SNAP benefits would have far-reaching consequences, potentially destabilizing local grocery stores, threatening jobs, and harming farmers and food producers. It notes that while Massachusetts has implemented various anti-hunger initiatives, the state cannot absorb the $210 million per month in federal SNAP payments. The resolution urges the President to use existing authority to supplement and transfer available funds to maintain SNAP benefits during the shutdown, and calls on the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation to advocate for immediate federal action to ensure the continuation of these crucial food assistance benefits.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2688