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RI S2237
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
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Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state general fund to the Rhode Island Food Bank for fiscal year 2026-2027
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Responds to historic demand for emergency food assistance, with over 102,000 Rhode Islanders receiving food pantry help in November 2025
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Addresses impact of federal SNAP benefit reductions affecting nearly 32,000 Rhode Islanders, resulting in $9.5 million in lost benefits following Congress's H.R.1 legislation in July 2025
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One in three Rhode Island households currently face food insecurity
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Rhode Island Community Food Bank supports 137 member agencies statewide and has experienced reductions in federal food support
Legislative Description
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $3,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FOOD BANK (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $3,000,000 to the Rhode Island Food Bank.)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
1/23/2026