119th Congress · HOUSE RESOLUTIONBILL

H.Res. 856Expressing 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.

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.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Nov 4, 2025
Last action Dec 2, 2025
Pipeline · Resolution
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Introduced
Nov 4, 2025
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Referred
Dec 2, 2025
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
SummaryCRS Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Trump Administration is legally obligated to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the use of the contingency fund, the Administration has the legal authority and the funds to finance SNAP through November 2025, exercising this power is extremely important for the health and wellness of families experiencing hunger, and the Administration should immediately exercise this authority. 

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House
AI
Timeline · 4 actions
Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Nov 4, 2025
Submitted in House
Nov 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.