Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025

Sponsor: Jahana Hayes (Democratic-CT)

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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Protects food and nutrition benefits for families, women, and children during government funding gaps.

This bill would make sure families keep getting food assistance (SNAP) and nutrition support (WIC). It would set aside money for these programs in the government's budget year 2026. This would happen even if Congress doesn't pass a full budget for the Department of Agriculture on time. This would protect benefits and make sure states get paid back for running the programs.

What Would Change

Currently, if Congress fails to pass a budget for the Department of Agriculture, funding for programs like SNAP and WIC may stop. This could lead to interruptions in food and nutrition benefits for people and delays in payments to states that run these programs. If this bill becomes law, it would set aside money to ensure SNAP and WIC benefits continue without interruption during the government's budget year 2026. This would happen even if Congress hasn't passed a full budget, protecting benefits and ensuring states are reimbursed for their costs.

Key Provisions

Ensures that families receiving SNAP food assistance would continue to get their benefits without interruption. This would apply during the government's budget year 2026, even if Congress doesn't pass a budget on time.
Ensures women, infants, and children receiving WIC nutritional support would keep getting their benefits without interruption. This would apply during the government's budget year 2026, even if Congress doesn't pass a budget on time.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to pay back state agencies for the costs of running SNAP and WIC, including benefits, during any federal funding gaps.
Provides money to cover any SNAP and WIC benefits that were missed between September 30, 2025, and the date this bill becomes law.
Ends the special funding from this bill once Congress passes a regular budget for the Department of Agriculture for the government's budget year 2026, or by September 30, 2026, whichever comes first.

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Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025

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