# 119-hres-856: 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. 119-hres-856, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status in_committee (as of 2026-06-05). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-856 - As of: 2026-06-05 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hres-856 - Congress: 119 - Title: 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. - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-11-04 - Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR) - Cosponsors: 51 - Policy area: Agriculture and Food - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-06-05 ## Summary **fund SNAP through November using contingency funds and interchange authority**. This resolution would urge the administration to use available contingency money and transfer powers to prevent interruptions in SNAP benefits during a lapse in appropriations. ## Cosponsors (51) - Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z ## Related bills - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act - 119-hr-15: Equality Act - 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2763: American Family Act - 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act ## Sources - [119-hres-856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/856) ## Related - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390) - [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15) - [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589) - [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763) - [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-856 (as of 2026-06-05).