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The bill keeps SNAP operations and benefits stable during funding gaps by reimbursing States for administration costs, but shifts costs to federal taxpayers and leaves noncompliant or temporarily unreimbursed States exposed to fiscal stress.
Low-income individuals: SNAP benefit access and continuity are protected during federal appropriations lapses because States can be reimbursed for lawful administrative costs, reducing the chance of interrupted benefits.
State and local governments: Reimbursement for SNAP administrative costs incurred during funding gaps reduces state/local budget shortfalls and helps preserve other state-administered services and operations.
Taxpayers (federal): The federal government bears the cost of reimbursing States for past administrative expenses, increasing federal outlays.
State governments: States that failed to comply strictly with Federal law during the lapse would be ineligible for reimbursement and would have to absorb those administrative costs themselves.
State and local governments (and indirectly residents): If reimbursements are delayed or disputed, States may still face short-term fiscal stress that can affect other state services and operations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires USDA to reimburse States for SNAP administrative costs incurred while operating the program during a lapse in federal SNAP appropriations, if States complied with federal law.
Introduced October 29, 2025 by Lisa Blunt Rochester · Last progress October 29, 2025
Establishes the short title "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits And Compensation for Keep-up Act of 2025" (also "SNAP BACK Act of 2025") and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to reimburse States for administrative costs they incurred running SNAP during a lapse in SNAP appropriations, as long as the State carried out the program in accordance with federal law and regulations. The bill focuses on reimbursing state-level SNAP administration expenses that arose solely because a federal funding gap occurred.