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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5718

Introduced

SNAP Back Act of 2025

Sponsor
DGwen Moore· Wisconsin
Introduced
October 8, 2025
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.December 2, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5718 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5718

To reinstate exemptions to SNAP work-requirements for homeless 
individuals, veterans, and former foster youth.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 8, 2025

Ms. Moore of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To reinstate exemptions to SNAP work-requirements for homeless 
individuals, veterans, and former foster youth.

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 ``SNAP Back Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008.

Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(o)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``or'' at the end,
(2) in subparagraph (G) by striking the period at the end, 
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) a homeless individual;
``(I) a veteran; or
``(J) an individual who is 24 years of age or 
younger and who was in foster care under the 
responsibility of a State on the date of attaining 18 
years of age or such higher age as the State has 
elected under section 475(8)(B)(iii) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(8)(B)(iii)).''.
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