H.R. 5223

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5223 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5223

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow individuals with drug offenses to 
receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 9, 2025

Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow individuals with drug offenses to 
receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, 
and for other purposes.

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 ``Re-Entry Support Through 
Opportunities for Resources and Essentials Act of 2025'' or the 
``RESTORE Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED CONVICTIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ``for--'' and all that follows through the 
period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``for 
assistance under any State program funded under part A of title 
IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by striking the subsection designation and 
heading and all that follows through ``The amount of'' 
in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(b) Program of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.--The 
amount of''; and
(C) by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' after 
``Social Security Act''; and
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Definition of State.--In this section, the term `State' has 
the meaning given the term in section 419 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 619), when referring to assistance provided under a State 
program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.).''.
(b) Effect on State Policies.--Any State law, policy, or regulation 
that imposes conditions on eligibility for the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) based on an individual having a conviction for 
an offense related to a controlled substance shall have no force or 
effect.
(c) Modification of Definition of Household Under SNAP.--Section 
3(m)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(m)(5)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(F) Incarcerated individuals who are scheduled to 
be released from an institution within 30 days.''.
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