Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the Trump administration is legally obligated to fund the supplemental nutrition assistance program (referred to in this resolution as SNAP) through the use of the contingency fund; (2) the Trump administration has the legal authority and the funds to finance SNAP through the month of November; (3) exercising this power is extremely important for the health and wellness of families experiencing hunger, including about 16,000,000 children, 8,000,000 seniors, 4,000,000 people with disabilities, and 1,200,000 veterans; and (4) the administration should immediately exercise its legal authority to fund SNAP in November 2025.