Vote Yes on this bill if you want low-income families to keep receiving SNAP food benefits for up to 90 days during the first federal shutdown of a fiscal year.

Organizations that support this bill may include anti-hunger groups, food banks, SNAP advocates, children’s organizations, and grocery industry groups that want food assistance to continue during government shutdowns.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid creating automatic shutdown funding for SNAP and keep stronger pressure on Congress to resolve budget lapses through the normal appropriations process.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include federal spending watchdogs, small-government groups, and budget hawks that oppose automatic backup funding during a lapse in appropriations.