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US HRes856
US HRes856Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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Introduced
11/04/2025
11/04/2025
In Committee
11/04/2025
11/04/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
AI Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a federal program designed to help low-income individuals and families access food. The resolution highlights that SNAP serves approximately 42 million people, including 16 million children, 8 million seniors, 4 million people with disabilities, and 1.2 million veterans. It notes that Congress has appropriated $6 billion in contingency funds through 2026 and 2027, totaling over $5 billion after a recent apportionment. The resolution argues that the current administration has both the legal obligation and the legal authority to use these contingency funds to finance SNAP benefits through November 2025, emphasizing the critical importance of preventing hunger among vulnerable populations. The document references previous guidance from the USDA indicating that these multi-year contingency funds can be used to ensure continued food assistance during potential government funding lapses, and it calls on the administration to immediately exercise its legal authority to fund SNAP for November 2025.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (52)
Suzanne Bonamici (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Wesley Bell (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Nikki Budzinski (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Cleo Fields (D),
Laura Friedman (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Pablo Jose Hernandez (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Glenn Ivey (D),
Jonathan Jackson (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D),
Greg Landsman (D),
George Latimer (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
LaMonica McIver (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Johnny Olszewski (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Andrea Salinas (D),
Lateefah Simon (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Eric Sorensen (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Emilia Sykes (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Derek Tran (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (on 11/04/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/856/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres856/BILLS-119hres856ih.pdf |
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