S 3024 · in committee · significant
Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill provides emergency funding to keep SNAP food assistance payments flowing if Congress hasn't passed a full budget by fiscal year 2026.
- Low-income individuals and families who rely on SNAP benefits are affected if there's a gap in federal appropriations.
- The bill funds retroactive SNAP payments missed after September 30, 2025, and remains in effect until Congress passes regular appropriations.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would a gap in SNAP funding affect low-income households in your community, and what alternatives exist if this emergency measure doesn't pass?
- 02
Should emergency funding mechanisms like this bill be used to address budget impasses, or would they reduce pressure on Congress to pass regular appropriations?
- 03
What are the fiscal and administrative costs of providing retroactive SNAP payments versus preventing payment interruptions through earlier budget action?
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Sponsor · R-MO
Josh Hawley
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
31/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-21
Joining the bill
James Lankford
R-OK
Peter Welch
D-VT
Kevin Cramer
R-ND
Lisa Murkowski
R-AK
Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL
Bill Cassidy
R-LA
Jon Husted
R-OH
Susan M. Collins
R-ME
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN
Bernie Moreno
R-OH
John Cornyn
R-TX
Roger Marshall
R-KS
+ 19 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-21 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
2025-10-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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