Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025
This bill provides appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide uninterrupted benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during any period in which legislation has not been enacted to provide continuing or full-year FY2026 appropriations to USDA.
The bill also provides appropriations for retroactive payments for SNAP benefits that were missed on or after September 30, 2025, and before this bill is enacted.
The appropriations provided by this bill are available until legislation is enacted to provide FY2026 appropriations for USDA (including continuing appropriations).
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3024 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3024
To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under the
supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 21, 2025
Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under the
supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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 ``Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. UNINTERRUPTED BENEFITS UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--In fiscal year 2026, for any period during which
interim continuing appropriations or full-year appropriations for that
fiscal year have not been enacted for the Department of Agriculture,
there are appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are
necessary to provide uninterrupted benefits under the supplemental
nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
(b) Retroactive Benefits.--The appropriations under subsection (a)
shall include any amounts necessary for payment of any missed benefits
described in that subsection during the period beginning on September
30, 2025, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Termination.--Appropriations shall be made available pursuant
to subsection (a) until the date of enactment into law of
appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2026
(including a continuing appropriation).
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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