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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026Section 5 › Proposal

$107,481,218,000 for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$107,481,218,000 for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The document says “shallWho acts: Food and Nutrition ServiceHow: appropriationSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $107,481,218,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027, and $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2028, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations”

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

This is the largest single appropriation in the Act. It funds the program commonly called SNAP for fiscal year 2026 and holds $6,000,000,000 of it in reserve across two later years. The heading also states that the appropriation is subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law.

What the document actually says

“For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $107,481,218,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027, and $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2028, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations”

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

This money runs the food help program. Six billion of it is held back in case more is needed.

What this is about

SNAP is the program that helps people buy food. This is the biggest sum in the whole law. The held back money is a cushion.

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