SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025

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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...

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Introduced(1/28/25)

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Passed House

Passed Senate

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Sponsor

Mrs. McIver

House (D) New Jersey – 10

Cosponsors (20)

Thompson

House (D) Mississippi

Mullin

House (D) California

Beatty

House (D) Ohio

Lynch

House (D) Massachusetts

Keating

House (D) Massachusetts

Watson Coleman

House (D) New Jersey

Brown

House (D) Ohio

Simon

House (D) California

Moulton

House (D) Massachusetts

McClellan

House (D) Virginia

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Feb 28, 2025

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