HR 6271 — Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025

Summary

This bill appropriates $462.5 million to provide emergency food assistance if there is a lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The funds become available when insufficient appropriated funds exist to provide full SNAP benefits without reductions, or when the Secretary of Agriculture determines available budget authority is insufficient for timely benefit payments. The bill allows these emergency funds to be used during and after a lapse in appropriations to maintain food assistance. Services to distribute food commodities under this provision are classified as emergency services involving human safety. The bill is retroactively effective as of September 30, 2025.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)

23 cosponsors

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to April Mcclain Delaney’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

FORBRIGHT BANK $17,665
GALLATIN POINT CAPITAL $13,200
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT $13,200
MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT $13,200
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY $10,100

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for April Mcclain Delaney → · Outside spending →

Actions (4)

Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. · house
Dec 2, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4977)
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. · house
Nov 21, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Nov 21, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 21, 2025

Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Fields, Mr. Figures, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Schrier) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

To provide supplemental appropriations to carry out the emergency food assistance program under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 in the event of a lapse in funding for the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATION.

(a) Amount Appropriated.—There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $462,500,000 for expenditure under the authority of section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036) to be available in accordance with this section until expended.

(b) Availability of Appropriated Funds.—During any period for which—

(1) insufficient appropriated funds are available without regard to the funds appropriated under subsection (a), to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012 et seq.) without a reduction in benefit amounts otherwise payable under such Act; or

(2) the Secretary of Agriculture issues a determination, certification, or notice that available budget authority is insufficient to provide timely the full amounts of benefit payments determined under such Act for all eligible households, funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall be available for expenditure, including during a lapse in appropriations and after such lapse, to carry out section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036).

(c) Excepted From Furlough.—Any services of an officer, employee, or contractor to carry out section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036) (including with respect to executing orders for the distribution of commodities) shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, as services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.

HR 6271

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