HR6271-119

In Committee

Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Nov 21, 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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

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

Agriculture Social Welfare Government Operations

Main Provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Food banks and emergency food providers
  • Low-income households relying on nutrition assistance
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Department of Agriculture administrators
  • Federal taxpayers funding the supplemental appropriation
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 13, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Dec 2, 2025

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4977)

Nov 21, 2025

Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. …

Nov 21, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to …

Nov 21, 2025

Introduced in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Charitable Organizations
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Food banks and emergency food providers

Nutrition Assistance Recipients
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Low-income households relying on nutrition assistance

1/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Social Welfare Government Operations

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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