Many Americans who rely on SNAP benefits to help buy groceries are approaching their third week without aid after President Donald Trump's administration cut off the program due to the federal government shutdown.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday opted not to order the government to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which serves about 1 in 8 Americans. The high court did not weigh in on whether lower courts were right to make such an order nor remove uncertainty about when millions of people will see their benefits.

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The U.S. House could send Trump legislation as soon as Wednesday to end the shutdown, a move that would also restore full SNAP funding for November.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the program

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