[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5822 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5822

    To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under the 
               supplemental nutrition assistance program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 24, 2025

 Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mr. Miller of Ohio) 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.

    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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