[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5668 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5668

To provide appropriations for the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 during 
          the first lapse in appropriations in a fiscal year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2023

Mrs. Sykes (for herself, Ms. Brown, Ms. Adams, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, 
   Ms. Salinas, Mr. Nickel, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Payne, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
  Tokuda, and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide appropriations for the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 during 
          the first lapse in appropriations in a fiscal year.

    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 ``Feed Our Families Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR SNAP DURING FIRST LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS IN 
              A FISCAL YEAR.

    In the case of any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2023, 
there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for the first 90-day 
period beginning on the first day of a lapse in discretionary 
appropriations for carrying out such Act for such fiscal year: 
Provided, That such funds shall be placed in reserve for use only in 
such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out 
program operations: Provided further, That such funds shall remain 
available until expended.
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