H.Res. 856 has not moved since its introduction on Nov 4, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 70 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food: 14 of 2,036 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.7%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 207 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 104 words
- Latest action
- Dec 2, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S.Res. 481 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interc D · Introduced