Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced
Summary
Keeps SNAP and WIC benefits flowing during USDA funding gaps. This bill would let the Agriculture Secretary use Treasury funds in fiscal year 2026 to provide uninterrupted SNAP benefits, consolidated block grants under section 19, and the WIC program when Agriculture appropriations have not been enacted.
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- Low-income households and WIC participants would keep receiving food benefits without interruption during a lapse. Missed payments from September 30, 2025 through the bill's enactment would be paid retroactively.
- State agencies would be reimbursed by the Secretary for costs they incur running SNAP, consolidated block grants, and WIC during the lapse, including the cost of benefits.
- Funding would come from Treasury money not otherwise appropriated and the authority would end when FY2026 Agriculture appropriations are enacted or on September 30, 2026.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Keep SNAP and WIC benefits flowing
If enacted, the bill would use Treasury funds to keep SNAP and WIC benefits running during any FY2026 Department of Agriculture funding gap. The authority would end when FY2026 Agriculture appropriations are enacted or on September 30, 2026. It would also pay back any missed SNAP, consolidated block grant, or WIC benefits from September 30, 2025 through the date of enactment. The Agriculture Secretary would reimburse State agencies for program costs and benefits they paid during the lapse, but only if states followed Federal law. All spending would be charged to the later-enacted appropriations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Cosponsors
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
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Charles Schumer
NY • D
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Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
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Tammy Baldwin
WI • D
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Michael Bennet
CO • D
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Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
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Cory Booker
NJ • D
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Maria Cantwell
WA • D
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Christopher Coons
DE • D
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Catherine Cortez Masto
NV • D
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Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
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Richard Durbin
IL • D
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John Fetterman
PA • D
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Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
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Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
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Maggie Hassan
NH • D
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Martin Heinrich
NM • D
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John Hickenlooper
CO • D
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Mazie Hirono
HI • D
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Timothy Kaine
VA • D
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Mark Kelly
AZ • D
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Andy Kim
NJ • D
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Angus King
ME • I
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Edward Markey
MA • D
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Jeff Merkley
OR • D
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Christopher Murphy
CT • D
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Patty Murray
WA • D
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Jon Ossoff
GA • D
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Alex Padilla
CA • D
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Gary Peters
MI • D
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John Reed
RI • D
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Jacky Rosen
NV • D
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Bernie Sanders
VT • I
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Brian Schatz
HI • D
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Adam Schiff
CA • D
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Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
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Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
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Tina Smith
MN • D
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Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
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Mark Warner
VA • D
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Raphael Warnock
GA • D
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Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Sheldon Whitehouse
RI • D
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Ron Wyden
OR • D
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Josh Hawley
MO • R
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