Sen. Rosen Introduces the Redirecting Trump Slush Funds to Lower Food Costs Act
The Senate Judiciary Committee received this bill on June 8, 2026, and it has not moved since that date. The committee must now decide whether to hold a vote or discuss the proposal further. Most bills do not advance past this stage of the process.
This bill is highly partisan and directly targets the sitting president's legal funds, which means it will likely face a veto or fail in a divided Congress.
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The bill would add $1.776 billion in new funding to SNAP, the program that helps roughly 42 million low-income Americans buy groceries. This is a one-time cash infusion meant to help offset rising food prices, though it is a small fraction of SNAP's roughly $110 billion annual budget.
“there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $1,776,000,000 to address the high cost of groceries by funding the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).”
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A federal judge extended an order blocking the Trump administration's $1.8 billion fund. The article notes that Senate Republicans recently blocked a bid by Democrats to permanently bar the fund, a move aimed at redirecting the money to social programs like SNAP.
The Justice Department refused to provide a sworn declaration that the controversial $1.8 billion fund is permanently scrapped. This comes as Senator Jacky Rosen and other Democrats push legislation to redirect the money to food assistance and other public needs.
The Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" as part of a settlement over the leak of President Trump's tax returns. The fund would compensate those claiming to be victims of "lawfare," but faces intense scrutiny from lawmakers.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Redirecting Trump Slush Funds to Lower Food Costs Act of 2026
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