TYLER, Texas — Eleven U.S. senators, including Texas Sen. John Cornyn, have sponsored a bill that would fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid the government shutdown.

Under the current conditions of the shutdown, SNAP benefits will not be issued beginning Saturday, Nov. 1 during a lapse in funding.

In an announcement, Cornyn said the bill, if approved, would help the 3.5 million Texans during the current lapse in appropriations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding would be retroactive to the start of the shutdown. The bill is being led in the Senate by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).

The bill's text states the law seeks to give uninterrupted benefits under SNAP during any period when legislation has not been approved to give continuing or

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