H.R. 4158

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4158 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4158

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make permanent the 
moratorium on SNAP benefit transaction fees.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 26, 2025

Ms. Brown (for herself and Mr. Wied) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make permanent the 
moratorium on SNAP benefit transaction fees.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit 
Transactions Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITED FEES.

Section 7(h)(13)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2016(h)(13)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) Other fees.--
``(i) Prohibition.--Neither a State, nor 
any agent, contractor, or subcontractor of a 
State who facilitates the provision of 
supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits in such State may impose a fee on a 
SNAP authorized retailer for EBT transactions 
including switching (as defined in subsection 
(j)(1)(H)) or routing such benefits, for costs 
to implement subsections (d) and (f)(5)(B).
``(ii) Exception.--The prohibition against 
fees described in clause (i) shall not apply 
towards costs associated with equipment 
rentals.''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.

The amendment made by section 2 shall be applied to supersede the 
provisions of title IV of division HH of the Consolidation 
Appropriations Act, 2023 or any agency action taken under the authority 
of such provisions.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
October 1, 2025.
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