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119-hr-5860119th CongressWALLET

SNAP BACK Act.

Sponsored By: Representative Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

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Summary

Guarantees uninterrupted SNAP and WIC benefits during federal funding gaps. This bill would appropriate whatever sums are necessary starting in fiscal year 2026 to keep benefits flowing when Congress has not enacted full-year or interim funding for the Department of Agriculture.

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  • Families and households: Households meeting statutory eligibility would stay enrolled and receive benefits no later than five days after federal funds are obligated. The bill bars enrollment freezes or participation limits caused by funding delays.
  • State agencies and federally recognized American Indian Tribes: Agencies and tribes that incur emergency expenditures to cover a funding lapse could be reimbursed up to the amount they expended. States must load benefits onto Electronic Benefit Transfer cards immediately after receiving federal funds.
  • Electronic Benefit Transfer systems: All EBT systems used to distribute SNAP and WIC must continue operating without interruption. The bill forbids suspending or restricting card use because of temporary funding delays.
  • Federal administrators: Executive branch officials, including the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Agriculture, would be prohibited from withholding or delaying these funds except where statute explicitly allows.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protect SNAP and WIC during funding gaps

If enacted, this bill would require the federal government to provide "such sums as are necessary" to keep SNAP and WIC benefits flowing in fiscal year 2026 and each year after when USDA funding is missing. The Agriculture Secretary would have to immediately obligate those funds, and State agencies would load benefits onto EBT cards right after they get federal money; eligible people would receive benefits no later than 5 days after obligation. Federal and State officials would be barred from freezing enrollments, creating waiting lists, or deactivating EBT cards because of temporary funding delays, and agencies would have to keep accepting and processing applications for people who meet program rules. States and federally recognized American Indian Tribes that front emergency money to keep benefits running during a federal lapse would be repaid up to the amount they actually spent.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

NM • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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