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HRES 856 119th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Introduced: November 4, 2025 Introduced by: Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Nov 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 4, 2025
Submitted in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Trump Administration is legally obligated to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the use of the contingency fund, the Administration has the legal authority and the funds to finance SNAP through November 2025, exercising this power is extremely important for the health and wellness of families experiencing hunger, and the Administration should immediately exercise this authority. 

What's happening now December 2, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 51
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Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 7, 2025
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 7, 2025
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 7, 2025
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Nov 4, 2025
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 4, 2025
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Bell, Wesley
Missouri · Nov 4, 2025
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 4, 2025
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Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Nov 4, 2025
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Nov 4, 2025
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Chu, Judy
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 4, 2025
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 4, 2025
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Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Nov 4, 2025
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Friedman, Laura
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Garamendi, John
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 4, 2025
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Hernández, Pablo Jose
Puerto Rico · Nov 4, 2025
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Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Nov 4, 2025
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Nov 4, 2025
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Landsman, Greg
Ohio · Nov 4, 2025
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Latimer, George
New York · Nov 4, 2025
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Nov 4, 2025
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Nov 4, 2025
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 4, 2025
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Nov 4, 2025
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Nov 4, 2025
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McIver, LaMonica
New Jersey · Nov 4, 2025
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 4, 2025
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Mullin, Kevin
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 4, 2025
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Olszewski, Johnny
Maryland · Nov 4, 2025
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Nov 4, 2025
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 4, 2025
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Nov 4, 2025
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Nov 4, 2025
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Simon, Lateefah
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 4, 2025
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Sorensen, Eric
Illinois · Nov 4, 2025
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Nov 4, 2025
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Sykes, Emilia Strong
Ohio · Nov 4, 2025
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 4, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 4, 2025
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 4, 2025
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Nov 4, 2025
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Tran, Derek
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 4, 2025
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 4, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 856: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-856/
MLA
"H. Res. 856: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-856/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 856, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-856/.
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[H. Res. 856: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-856/)
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