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This resolution urges President Trump and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to activate contingency funds to ensure food assistance benefits continue for 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and who are at risk of losing their benefits on November 1 due to a potential federal government shutdown. The resolution highlights the critical importance of SNAP, noting that in Michigan alone, over 1.4 million residents (approximately one in seven) depend on these benefits, with more than 59% of participants being families with children and 46% being working families. The resolution argues that the USDA can legally use emergency contingency funds to prevent a break in benefits, citing precedent from previous administrations and multiple USDA documents confirming this authority. The resolution emphasizes the potential wide-reaching social, health, and economic impacts of suspending SNAP benefits, particularly given current high food prices and the financial strain on low-income families. Additionally, the resolution calls for transmitting copies of the resolution to President Trump, the USDA Secretary, and Michigan's congressional delegation.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HR-0204