Introduced:
Jan 28, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food
Congress.gov:
Bill Statistics
5
Actions
25
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
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Latest Action
Feb 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2025
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<p><strong>SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>
Actions (5)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Feb 28, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H510-511)
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: B00100
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 28, 2025
Subjects (1)
Agriculture and Food
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (20 of 25)
(D-CA)
Jul 21, 2025
Jul 21, 2025
(D-MA)
Jul 16, 2025
Jul 16, 2025
(D-MI)
Jun 24, 2025
Jun 24, 2025
(D-AL)
Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
(D-VA)
Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
(D-CA)
Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
(D-MA)
Jun 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
(D-MS)
Jun 5, 2025
Jun 5, 2025
(D-LA)
Jun 5, 2025
Jun 5, 2025
(D-NJ)
Jun 4, 2025
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(D-MO)
Jun 4, 2025
Jun 4, 2025
(D-VI)
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
(D-WA)
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
(D-NC)
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
(D-OH)
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
(D-MA)
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025
(D-DC)
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025
(D-CA)
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025
(D-HI)
May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025
(D-OH)
Jan 28, 2025
Jan 28, 2025
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Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 28, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:34 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 793 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 793
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the limitation on
the maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination
of benefits under such Act.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mrs. McIver (for herself and Ms. Brown) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the limitation on
the maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination
of benefits under such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 793 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 793
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the limitation on
the maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination
of benefits under such Act.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mrs. McIver (for herself and Ms. Brown) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the limitation on
the maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination
of benefits under such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
Section 5
(e)
(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.
(e)
(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2014
(e)
(6) ) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph
(B) , and
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs
(C) and
(D) as
subparagraphs
(B) and
(C) , respectively.
SEC. 3.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
January 1 that 1st occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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