U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar and a House Republican colleague introduced legislation to protect food assistance for millions of Americans during the current federal government shutdown.

The measure — the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025 (H.R. 5822) — would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to maintain full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, operations throughout any lapse in government funding. The legislation would grant the Secretary of Agriculture access to emergency funds and retroactive authority to restore any missed benefits.

The introduction of the bill comes at a time when about 42 million people nationwide face a halt in their SNAP benefits this Saturday due to the federal government shutdown.

In Florida alone, nearly 3 million people rely on the p

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