# 119-s-3071: Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025

119-s-3071, Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3071
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 47
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (47)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep SNAP and WIC benefits flowing: benefit, high. 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 bloc…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3071 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3071)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3071 (as of 2026-04-21).