SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2025
This bill directs the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to pay Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) state agencies for 100% of SNAP administrative personnel costs. The bill also requires that state SNAP agency administrators be paid at least the same amount as federal employees. (Under current law, FNS generally pays 50% of a state's administrative costs for SNAP.)
Specifically, FNS must pay a state agency for 100% of all SNAP administrative personnel costs that are part of an FNS-approved state agency personnel wage plan. This must include all costs associated with hiring and training new employees, maintaining those personnel costs, and complying with wage standards. The state agency must use these funds (1) to supplement, not supplant, nonfederal funds used for existing administrative personnel costs; and (2) for existing or additional full-time positions that are above the number of positions that were held in FY2024.
The bill also requires that the wage standards for SNAP state agency administrators be (1) at least the same amount as the General Schedule (GS) pay rate for federal employees; and (2) updated annually based on any increase in the GS pay rate, including locality adjustments.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3442 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3442
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the Federal
cost share for supplemental nutrition assistance program administration
to improve staffing and retention, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2025
Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Casten, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms.
Norton, and Mr. Figures) 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 increase the Federal
cost share for supplemental nutrition assistance program administration
to improve staffing and retention, 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 ``SNAP Administrator Retention Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. COST SHARE FOR SNAP ADMINISTRATION FOR STAFFING AND RETENTION.
Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``subsection (k)'' and inserting ``subsections
(k) and (m)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Wage Standards for State Agency Personnel.--Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the SNAP Administrator Retention
Act of 2025, wages of State agency personnel administering the
supplemental nutrition assistance program shall be--
``(1) not less than the appropriate rate of pay that would
be payable to Federal employees under subchapter III of chapter
53 of title 5, United States Code; and
``(2) updated annually by not less than any increase in
that rate of pay, including locality adjustments.
``(m) Administrative Cost-Sharing for Staffing and Retention.--
``(1) In general.--On approval of a wage plan submitted by
a State agency under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall pay to
each State agency an amount equal to 100 percent of all
administrative personnel costs incurred by the State agency in
carrying out the supplemental nutrition assistance program,
including all costs associated with--
``(A) processing, hiring, and training new
employees in accordance with the standards described in
section 11(e)(6)(B);
``(B) maintaining those personnel costs; and
``(C) complying with the wage standards described
in subsection (l).
`` (2) Approval of wage plans.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of the SNAP Administrator Retention Act
of 2025, a State agency shall submit to the Secretary for
approval the personnel wage plans implemented by the State
agency to carry out subsection (l), including the position
titles, duties, wages, and appropriate rates of pay of
employees.
``(3) Maintenance of effort.--The Secretary shall make
payments to a State agency under paragraph (1) only if the
State agency uses the funds received--
``(A) to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal
funds used for existing administrative personnel costs
under subsection (a); and
``(B) for existing or additional full-time
equivalent positions above the number of positions that
were held in the State or sub-State area in fiscal year
2024.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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