To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Provides automatic appropriations to keep SNAP and WIC benefits flowing during USDA funding lapses and reimburse States for carrying the programs during those lapses.
Who Benefits and How
SNAP and WIC beneficiaries could continue receiving benefits during a shutdown, and States could be reimbursed for carrying the programs through the lapse.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal funds would continue to support the programs during shutdown periods, increasing budget obligations during the lapse.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates the sums necessary to maintain SNAP, related block grants, and WIC during USDA funding lapses.
- Requires reimbursement for missed benefits and State costs incurred in carrying the programs during the lapse.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Provides automatic appropriations to keep SNAP and WIC benefits flowing during USDA funding lapses and reimburse States for carrying the programs during those lapses.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Agriculture, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Provides automatic appropriations to keep SNAP and WIC benefits flowing during USDA funding lapses and reimburse States for carrying the programs during those lapses.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- SNAP and WIC beneficiaries who avoid benefit interruptions
- State agencies carrying the programs during a funding lapse
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal funding resources used to keep the programs operating during the lapse
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Luján (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Alsobrooks, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal funding resources used to maintain the food-assistance programs during the lapse, State agencies reimbursed for carrying SNAP and WIC during the lapse
Positive-direction: State agencies reimbursed for carrying SNAP and WIC during the lapse
Negative-direction: Federal funding resources used to maintain the food-assistance programs during the lapse
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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