119th Congress
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Agreed to
- Sponsor
- Suzanne Bonamici(D-OR)
- Introduced
- Nov 4, 2025
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (51)
Original cosponsors (48)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC)
- Derek Tran (D-CA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- George Latimer (D-NY)
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Haley M. Stevens (D-MI)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Pablo José Hernández (D-PR)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
Added later (3)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA) · Nov 7, 2025
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Nov 7, 2025
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Nov 7, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- 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 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. - Nov 4, 2025
Submitted in House