SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025
U.S. Congress · HR793 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-01-28. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
Sponsors
- LaMonica McIver (primary)
- Yassamin Ansari
- Joyce Beatty
- Shontel M. Brown
- Wesley Bell
- Judy Chu
- Troy A. Carter
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Maxwell Frost
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Shomari Figures
- William R. Keating
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Summer L. Lee
- Kweisi Mfume
- Grace Meng
- Seth Moulton
- Kevin Mullin
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Stacey E. Plaskett
- Adam Smith
- Terri A. Sewell
- Lateefah Simon
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Rashida Tlaib
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Shri Thanedar
- Nikema Williams
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- George Whitesides
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-01-28 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. |
| 2025-02-06 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H510-511) |
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-01-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |