SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025

Sponsored byRep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]NJ· Introduced 28 January 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

28 February 2025·1 year ago

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Introduced in House · Updated 3 March 2025

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.

Timeline

5 actions

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
28 February 2025 · Committee
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H510-511)
6 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
28 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
28 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
28 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

31 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]NJ

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Democrat:Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]NY
Democrat:Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]CA
Democrat:Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]CA
Democrat:Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]MD
Democrat:Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]AL
Democrat:Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]FL
Democrat:Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MI
Democrat:Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]PA
Democrat:Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]GA
Democrat:Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]AZ
Democrat:Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]CA
Democrat:Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Democrat:Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]MI
Democrat:Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Democrat:Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]VA
Democrat:Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]CA
Democrat:Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Democrat:Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Democrat:Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]LA
Democrat:Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]MO
Democrat:Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]WA
Democrat:Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Democrat:Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Democrat:Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]NC
Democrat:Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]MA
Democrat:Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]CA
Democrat:Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Democrat:Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HI
Democrat:Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]OH

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Agriculture and Food

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Agriculture Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To28 Jan 2025
- Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
  - Referred to28 Feb 2025

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