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H.R. 793 (119th)

SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025

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Introduced

28 January 2025

Last action

28 February 2025 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Sponsors

LaMonica McIver, Shontel Brown, Jill Tokuda, William Keating, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Lateefah Simon, Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Valerie Foushee, Adam Smith, Joyce Beatty, Wesley Bell, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Troy Carter, Bennie Thompson, Seth Moulton, Kevin Mullin, Jennifer McClellan, Terri Sewell, Shri Thanedar, Stephen Lynch, Judy Chu, Yassamin Ansari, Nikema Williams, Summer Lee, Rashida Tlaib, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Shomari Figures, Kweisi Mfume, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, George Whitesides, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Maxwell Frost, Greg Casar, Frederica Wilson

Subjects

Housing, Agriculture, Energy

Source updated

31 July 2026

Housing · Agriculture · Energy

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 2025

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 February 2025

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H510-511)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 28 February 2025

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

2 official files

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