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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 793

Introduced

SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025

Sponsor
DLaMonica McIver· New Jersey
Introduced
January 28, 2025
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.February 28, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 793 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 793

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the limitation on 
the maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination 
of benefits under such Act.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2025

Mrs. McIver (for herself and Ms. Brown) 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 repeal the limitation on 
the maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination 
of benefits under such Act.

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 Benefits Fairness Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

Section 5(e)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014(e)(6)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (B), and
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
January 1 that 1st occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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