HR 793 · 119th Congress · Agriculture and Food

SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.(2025-02-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025 This bill repeals the shelter deduction cap for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit, thereby allowing a household to deduct all allowable housing expenses (e.g., rent or mortgage, electricity, and water costs) that exceed 50% of a household's income after other deductions when calculating net income to determine SNAP benefits. Under current law, the shelter deduction is capped (unless at least one household member is an elderly or disabled individual), and the cap is adjusted annually for inflation. In FY2025, the shelter deduction is capped at $712 for households in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]MA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]CA
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]NC
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]WA
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]LA
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]VA
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]CA