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H.R. 6271: Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025

This bill, titled the Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025, aims to ensure that food assistance programs continue to operate smoothly during periods when funding might be insufficient. Here’s a breakdown of what the bill proposes:

Purpose

The primary goal of this legislation is to provide supplemental appropriations to support the emergency food assistance program outlined in the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983. This support is necessary in the event of funding shortfalls for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

Funding Provision

  • Amount: The bill appropriates $462,500,000 from the U.S. Treasury to be used specifically for this purpose.
  • Duration: These funds will be available until they are fully expended, ensuring that assistance can continue as needed.

Conditions for Fund Availability

The funds are to be used in specific circumstances:

  • When there are insufficient funds to support the Food and Nutrition Act without reducing benefit amounts for eligible participants.
  • If the Secretary of Agriculture determines that there is not enough budget authority available to provide full benefit payments to eligible households.

Operational Continuity

Services required to implement this funding will be classified as essential, meaning that necessary personnel—including officers, employees, or contractors—will not be furloughed even during funding lapses. This provision is critical for maintaining the safety and well-being of individuals relying on food assistance programs.

Effective Date

The provisions of this Act would take effect as if they had been enacted on September 30, 2025, ensuring prompt availability of the necessary funds from that date onward.

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Sponsors

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Actions

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Date Action
Dec. 02, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4977)
Nov. 21, 2025 Introduced in House
Nov. 21, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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