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.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

H.Res.856 through Congress

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Related Senate measure: 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.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 4, 2025

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.

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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D–OR

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Agriculture Committee

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Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Nov 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 4, 2025
Submitted in House
Nov 4, 2025
Submitted in House

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SRES 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.

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Discuss H.Res.856, 119th 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/856

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2025-11-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres856/BILLS-119hres856ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.856, 119th 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/856

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2025-11-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres856/BILLS-119hres856ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-06-04T08:08:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.856, 119th 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/856

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2025-11-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres856/BILLS-119hres856ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-06-04T08:08:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.856, 119th 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/856

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2025-11-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres856/BILLS-119hres856ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-06-04T08:08:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.856 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.