Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced
Summary
Keeps SNAP benefits flowing during a fiscal year 2026 funding lapse. This bill would authorize emergency Treasury funding so the Secretary of Agriculture can continue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments if FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture are not yet enacted. It also covers retroactive payment of any missed benefits from September 30, 2025 until the bill is enacted.
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- Families and low-income households: Would avoid interruptions in SNAP benefits and receive retroactive payments for any missed benefits between September 30, 2025 and enactment.
- Department of Agriculture / Secretary: Would be able to draw whatever sums are necessary from Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated to pay SNAP until FY2026 appropriations are in place.
*This bill would authorize unspecified spending from the Treasury to fund SNAP benefits during any FY2026 appropriations gap.*
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Keeps SNAP benefits flowing during gap
If enacted, the bill would let the Agriculture Secretary use Treasury money to keep SNAP benefits from stopping in fiscal year 2026 when Congress has not passed USDA funding. It would cover and pay any missed SNAP benefits for the period beginning on September 30, 2025 until the date this law is enacted. The authority would end when Congress enacts fiscal year 2026 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
MO • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
OK • R
Sponsored 10/22/2025
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 10/27/2025
Dan Sullivan
AK • R
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Charles Schumer
NY • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
ME • I
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Raphael Warnock
GA • D
Sponsored 10/29/2025
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/3/2025
Gary Peters
MI • D
Sponsored 11/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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