Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
Appropriates emergency funding for TEFAP to support food distribution if SNAP funding lapses or is insufficient to avoid benefit reductions.
Who Benefits and How
Food banks and low-income households gain a federal backstop for food assistance when SNAP funding is disrupted or inadequate.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA must administer the emergency funds, and the Treasury bears the cost of the supplemental appropriation.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates $462.5 million for TEFAP.
- Makes the funds available when SNAP funding is insufficient or subject to a lapse.
- Treats TEFAP-related activities as emergency services for these circumstances.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Appropriates emergency funding for TEFAP to support food distribution if SNAP funding lapses or is insufficient to avoid benefit reductions.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Social Welfare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Appropriates emergency funding for TEFAP to support food distribution if SNAP funding lapses or is insufficient to avoid benefit reductions.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Food banks and emergency food providers
- Low-income households relying on nutrition assistance
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Agriculture administrators
- Federal taxpayers funding the supplemental appropriation
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4977)
Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. …
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Food banks and emergency food providers
Low-income households relying on nutrition assistance
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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