SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 28, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 106 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food: 14 of 2,036 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.7%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 18 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 85 words
- Latest action
- Feb 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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