SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025
This bill repeals the shelter deduction cap for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit, thereby allowing a household to deduct all allowable housing expenses (e.g., rent or mortgage, electricity, and water costs) that exceed 50% of a household's income after other deductions when calculating net income to determine SNAP benefits.
Under current law, the shelter deduction is capped (unless at least one household member is an elderly or disabled individual), and the cap is adjusted annually for inflation. In FY2025, the shelter deduction is capped at $712 for households in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
[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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H510-511)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
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