Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025

United States119th CongressHR-6271House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 13, 2026

Summary

This legislation, known as the Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025 , aims to provide a critical financial safety net for food assistance programs. It appropriates $462,500,000 to support the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which distributes food to low-income Americans through food banks. The appropriated funds are specifically designated for expenditure if there is a lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that available budget authority is insufficient to provide full SNAP benefits. These funds are designed to be available even during a government shutdown and ensure that services related to TEFAP are deemed essential, exempting personnel from furlough to maintain food distribution.

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Timeline

  1. 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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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4977)

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

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