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Official title: Direct the Secretary of Agriculture to reimburse State agencies for costs incurred in carrying out the supplemental nutrition assistance program during a lapse in appropriations.
Introduced October 29, 2025 by Lisa Blunt Rochester · Last progress October 29, 2025
The bill helps ensure continuity of SNAP services during federal funding lapses by reimbursing states for administrative costs, but it increases federal spending and leaves room for reimbursement disputes that could still prompt some states to cut services.
Low-income households are more likely to continue receiving SNAP benefits and related services during federal funding lapses because states can be reimbursed for SNAP administrative costs incurred during the lapse.
State governments are reimbursed for SNAP administrative costs incurred during funding gaps, reducing unexpected state budget shortfalls and helping states maintain program operations.
Taxpayers and the federal budget face a constrained fiscal exposure because reimbursements are limited to costs directly tied to the lapse period, narrowing federal fiscal risk.
Low-income households could still experience interruptions in SNAP access if states, fearing reimbursement denial over compliance disputes, scale back services during funding lapses.
Taxpayers may face higher federal outlays because the federal government would reimburse states for SNAP administrative costs incurred during funding lapses.
State governments that deviated from federal law or regulations during a lapse could be denied reimbursement, creating financial uncertainty and administrative risk for those states.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires USDA to reimburse States for SNAP administrative costs incurred during lapses in SNAP appropriations if States complied with federal law.
Requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reimburse States for costs they incur running the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) when those costs arise because SNAP lacks appropriations during a lapse, provided the State administered SNAP according to federal law and rules during the lapse. The change covers only administrative costs incurred during the funding lapse and conditions reimbursement on States having followed federal program requirements.