S.Res. 481: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Latest action, November 3, 2025: Introduced in Senate
Official summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate 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.
Sponsors
- Jeff Merkley
- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Angus S. King Jr.
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles E. Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher A. Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory A. Booker
- Edward J. Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Jon Ossoff
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark R. Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Michael F. Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Raphael G. Warnock
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard J. Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Tim Kaine
- Tina Smith