More than 200 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter Friday to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging her to use the contingency fund to continue the program.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits look set to start halting on Nov. 1, the one-month anniversary of the government shutdown, unless the Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement and reopen the government.

SNAP development director Sasha Gersten-Paal has said there won't be enough funds to send benefits to the roughly 42 million food stamp recipients next month. However, the Trump Administration might be legally required to provide SNAP even during shutdown, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Some 42 million Americans collect SNAP benefits. But benefits could be disrupted in November due to the government shutdown.

SNAP benefits are set to expire Nov. 1 for more than 684,000 Oklahomans, according to the state Department of Human Services.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a direct statement about the upcoming November 1 suspension of SNAP benefits by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

KALAMAZOO, MI — As 35,183 Kalamazoo County residents adjust to life suddenly without SNAP benefits, one local food bank wants people to know help is available. Like other states, Michigan was directed Thursday, Oct. 23, to stop issuing food benefits until further notice due to the federal government shutdown.

With the government shutdown now in its fourth week, SNAP benefits for November are expected to be cut off or, at the very least, delayed.