Food stamps benefits were fully restored in Nevada Thursday, a day after Congress voted to reopen the government following a 43-day shutdown, the state’s Division of Social Services said Friday.

About 500,000 Nevadans rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, at a monthly cost of about $90 million.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture paused November’s benefits because lawmakers hadn’t reached a funding agreement during a weeks-long stalemate that kept the government closed.

Lawsuits were filed, and Nevada legislators stepped in to approve $40 million in emergency funding for food banks, which stock pantries.

Following rounds of partial funding, the remaining $33 million of this month’s benefits were deposited to about 216,000 households late

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