# 119-s-3132: Emergency Relief for Hungry Families Act of 2025

119-s-3132, Emergency Relief for Hungry Families Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3132
- Congress: 119
- Title: Emergency Relief for Hungry Families Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would let authorized stores give discounts and incentives to SNAP participants during a lapse in appropriations.** It amends Section 9(j) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to define a “covered period” as a lapse in Agriculture funding when SNAP benefits are suspended or reduced and to allow authorized retail food stores to offer incentives without a waiver or being treated as violating 7 C.F.R. 278.2(b) for that period.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grocery discounts for SNAP families: benefit, low. If enacted, during a "covered period" authorized stores could offer discounts or other incentives to SNAP participants without a waiver. A covered period is when USDA appropriations lapse and SNAP benefits are fully or partially unavailable. The incentive would be effective for the entire covered p…

## Related bills

- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3132 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3132)

## Related
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3132 (as of 2026-04-21).