H.R. 5950

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5950 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5950

To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program and the special supplemental 
nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2025

Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Ansari, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, 
Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brown, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casten, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Costa, Ms. 
Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, 
Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Fields, Mr. 
Figures, Mr. Foster, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
Goldman of New York, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hernandez, 
Mr. Horsford, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. 
Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of 
Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larson of 
Connecticut, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Lieu, Mr. Magaziner, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
McIver, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, Ms. 
Morrison, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-
Cortez, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. 
Ramirez, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Simon, Mr. Sorensen, 
Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Torres of New York, 
Mr. Tran, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wilson of 
Florida, Mr. Amo, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Peters, Mr. Soto, Ms. Schakowsky, 
Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. McBride, Ms. Waters, Ms. Goodlander, Ms. 
McClellan, and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was 
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 and the special supplemental 
nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

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 and WIC Funded Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. UNINTERRUPTED BENEFITS UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM AND SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN.

(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--
(1) 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.);
(2) to provide consolidated block grants under section 19 
of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2028); and
(3) to carry out without interruption the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1786).
(b) Retroactivity.--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 earlier of--
(1) the date of enactment into law of appropriations 
(including a continuing appropriation) for the Department of 
Agriculture for fiscal year 2026; and
(2) September 30, 2026.
(d) Reimbursements to States.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
use the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) to reimburse 
State agencies for costs incurred in carrying out the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), including consolidated block 
grants under section 19 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2028), and the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786), including the cost of benefits issued under those programs, 
during a lapse in appropriations for those programs, to the extent that 
the State agency carried out those programs in accordance with Federal 
law (including regulations) during that lapse.
(e) Charge to Future Appropriations.--Expenditures made pursuant to 
this Act shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, 
fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law.
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