S. 3074 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Oct 29, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryReimburses states for SNAP costs during funding lapses
When Congress doesn't approve funding for SNAP (the federal food assistance program), states sometimes continue the program using their own money to help people keep getting benefits. This bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reimburse states for those costs, as long as the states followed all federal rules while doing it.
How it affects you
If you receive SNAP benefits, this bill could help ensure your benefits continue during a federal funding gap, since states would be more willing to keep the program running if they knew they'd be reimbursed. State governments and SNAP administrators would also be protected financially when they cover program costs during lapses in federal funding.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Oct 29, 2025)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits And Compensation for Keep-up Act of 2025 or the SNAP BACK Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to reimburse states for costs incurred to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during a lapse in appropriations for SNAP, to the extent that the state carried out SNAP in accordance with federal law (including regulations) during the lapse.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 3074
A BILL
SNAP BACK Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Introduced Oct 29, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Oct 29, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”