Feed Our Families Act of 2025

Feed Our Families Act of 2025

This bill provides appropriations for carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 during the first 90-day period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations for carrying out the act during any fiscal year beginning after FY2024. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is the authorizing statute for several Department of Agriculture nutrition and food assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2016 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2016

To provide appropriations for the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 during 
          the first lapse in appropriations in a fiscal year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2025

 Mrs. Sykes (for herself and Ms. Brown) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide appropriations for the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 during 
          the first lapse in appropriations in a fiscal year.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Feed Our Families Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR SNAP DURING FIRST LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS IN 
              A FISCAL YEAR.

    In the case of any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2024, 
there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for the first 90-day 
period beginning on the first day of a lapse in discretionary 
appropriations for carrying out such Act for such fiscal year: 
Provided, That such funds shall be placed in reserve for use only in 
such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out 
program operations: Provided further, That such funds shall remain 
available until expended.
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