SCR 7 — A concurrent resolution to urge the Trump Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately release Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.

HOUSESCR-7, SUBSTITUTEAs FORAdopted by Senate, October 30, 2025 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

7 ASenators concurrentBrinks, resolutionChang urgingand theMoss Unitedoffered States Congress to immediately reopen the federalfollowing governmentconcurrent byresolution: passing a clean continuing resolution.

Whereas,A Theconcurrent Unitedresolution Statesto governmenturge hasthe beenTrump shutAdministration downand forthe moreUnited thanStates 29Department days,of markingAgriculture the(USDA) secondto longestimmediately shutdownrelease inSupplemental ourNutrition nation’sAssistance history;Program funding.

and Whereas, The damagingSupplemental impactsNutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of the federalmost governmenteffective shutdownanti-hunger areand beinganti-poverty feltinitiatives acrossin Michigan.the nation.

ShutdownsSNAP resultprovides incritical mostfood federalassistance workersto beingmore furloughedthan or42 requiredmillion toindividuals, workincluding withoutworking pay,families, children, seniors, and thereveterans, arewho aroundrely 56,000on federalthis workerssupport acrossto ourput state.food on the table;

Thisand prolongedWhereas, shutdownIn could2024, resultapproximately 1.4 million Michigan residents relied on SNAP, which is one in thousandsseven ofMichiganders, familiesincluding struggling492,225 tochildren makeand ends38,513 meet;veterans;

and LSB Research Services Division KMF R0204'25 (H-1)_SCR7_AAH_1 hy0jzn 1 Whereas, OurIn 1.3Senate millionDistricts active-duty9, military20, personneland are30 bravelyalone, protectingover and29,000 servingLSB ourResearch country,Services notDivision knowingKMF ifR0204'25_SCR7_AAS_1 theyw3vgna will1 receivehouseholds theirrely nexton paycheck;SNAP benefits;

and Whereas, The shutdownUSDA disruptsunder criticalthe services,Trump suchAdministration asadvised foodthe assistanceMichigan programs,Department likelyof causingHealth immediateand Human Services that there may not be enough funds to pay November SNAP benefits in full and lastingdirected harm:the department to pause and withhold November SNAP benefits until further notice;

and Whereas, The withholding, delay, or obstruction of SNAP benefit disbursement needlessly and directly threatens the stability and health of working individuals and their families who are already struggling under rising inflation from national policies initiated by the Trump Administration and the Republican Congress;

and Whereas, The White House and Republican Congressional majorities have repeatedly used hunger and hardship as political weapons, leveraging the suffering of fellow Americans to advance radical and draconian budget cuts, dismantle social safety nets, and score partisan political points at the expense of working families and human dignity;

and Whereas, The legislative actions and inactions of President Trump and Republicans in Congress have generated the political climate that has resulted in the shutdown of the federal government that threatens SNAP benefits and will also lead to dramatic increases in healthcare costs due to extreme cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for working families;

and Whereas, The USDA has the option to use the billions of dollars available in contingency reserves, already authorized by Congress, to fund SNAP benefits, and any failure to act by President Trump and Secretary Rollins is a callous disregard of LSB Research Services Division KMF R0204'25_SCR7_AAS_1 w3vgna 1 working individuals and families and a conscious choice to hurt fellow Americans;

and Whereas, Failure to release SNAP benefits will likely cause immediate and lasting harm:

and Whereas, ThereThe Trump Administration’s actions this year have nowalready beenstrained 13food blockedbanks attemptsby tocutting reopen500 million dollars in deliveries for the federalEmergency government;Food Assistance Program, which provides locally produced meat, dairy, and eggs to food banks and other organizations across the country;

and Whereas, FromMichiganders 2021in torural 2024,counties therewill werebe 13hardest separatehit. short-term funding measures enacted by Congress;

andOf Whereas,the Members30 ofcounties Congresswith whothe continuehighest toSNAP allowparticipation thisrates, shutdown26 toare persistrural. should recognize these real and immediate harms and understand that partisan disagreements should not come at the expense of the American people.

DifferencesThe ineconomic policyimpact andof spendingwithholding prioritiesSNAP canbenefits extends beyond individual households, as farmers, local grocery stores, and shouldvendors bewill debatedstruggle afterwith reopeningreduced thedemand government;for their goods;

andnow, Whereas,therefore, Thebe stateit Resolved by the Senate (the House of MichiganRepresentatives hasconcurring), demonstratedThat we urge the abilityUnited States Department of Agriculture under the Trump Administration to prioritizerelease peopleSupplemental overNutrition politics.Assistance Program funding without political interference, delay, or manipulation;

Despiteand deepbe differencesit infurther spendingResolved, priorities,That thewe Representativesurge andthe SenatorsRepublican ofmajorities thein MichiganCongress Legislatureand workedPresident togetherTrump to reconfigurereopen statethe budgetsgovernment, anduphold deliveredhealth greatercare valueaccess, forand taxpayersrestore whilefood achievingaccess earmarkto reformpeople andas rootingsoon outas waste,possible; fraud, and abuse;

and Whereas,be Michigan’sit leadersfurther haveLSB shownResearch thatServices thisDivision importantKMF workR0204'25_SCR7_AAS_1 canw3vgna continueResolved, whileThat we call for an end to the governmentdeliberate isobstruction operating.of nutritional aid by the White House and Congressional Republicans, whose actions threaten the health, stability, and moral conscience of the nation;

Byand adoptingbe ait temporaryfurther stopgapResolved, measure,That Michigancopies wasof ablethis resolution be transmitted to passthe aPresident responsible,of LSBthe ResearchUnited ServicesStates, Divisionthe KMFUnited R0204'25States (H-1)_SCR7_AAH_1Secretary hy0jznof 1Agriculture, bipartisan,the andSpeaker balancedof budgetthe thatUnited reducedStates spendingHouse fromof Representatives, the previousPresident yearPro withoutTempore jeopardizingof vitalthe publicUnited services;States Senate, and the congressional delegation of Michigan.

andLSB Whereas,Research NoServices oneDivision winsKMF inR0204'25_SCR7_AAS_1 aw3vgna government shutdown.

Every day that the federal government remains closed is another day of unnecessary hardship for American families, public servants, and communities across the nation;

now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That we urge the United States Congress to take immediate action to reopen the federal government by passing a clean continuing resolution and to do right by the American people;

and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.

LSB Research Services Division KMF R0204'25 (H-1)_SCR7_AAH_1 hy0jzn