(LOOTPRESS) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a temporary block on a federal judge’s order that would have required the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in November, as the government shutdown continues.

The order keeps the administration from distributing about $4 billion in additional SNAP funding that had been mandated by U.S. District Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island. The freeze remains in effect until midnight on Thursday.

If Congress approves a bipartisan bill to reopen the government in the coming days, the case could become moot. The legislation would fund the SNAP program through September of next year.

The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the Senate-passed measure to end what has become the longest sh

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