{"bill":{"id":"119-hres-856","congress":119,"type":"HRES","number":856,"title":"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.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-11-04","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001278","fullName":"Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]","party":"D","state":"OR","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":51,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-11-04","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-11-04","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-04","text":"Submitted in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-04","text":"Submitted in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>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&nbsp;extremely important for the health and wellness of families experiencing hunger, and the Administration should immediately exercise this authority.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T22:58:40Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":526,"ts":"2026-04-15T00:13:36.571Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Expressing%20the%20sense%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives%20that%20th"}]}}