H.Res. 856 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
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.
Cosponsors: 51 (51 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-11-04
Latest action (2025-12-02): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
What H.Res. 856 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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