Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025

H.R. 4797 · 119th Congress · Jul 29, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students enrolled in institutions of higher education from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025” or the “EATS Act of 2025”.

Sec. 2 Amendments

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

in section 3(m)(5) by adding at end the following:

“(F) Individuals who are bona fide students enrolled at least half time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education.”

(2)

in section 6—

(A)

in subsection (d)(2)(C) by striking “(except that any such person enrolled in an institution of higher education shall be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program unless he or she meets the requirements of subsection (e) of this section)”, and

(B)

by striking subsection (e).

Sec. 3 Effective date

This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2026.

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Jul 29, 2025viewing Introduced in House Mr. Gomez (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Costa, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Balint, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bera, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Correa, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Hernández, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McCollum, Ms. McClellan, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Whitesides, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Amo, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Barragán) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Amendments

Sec. 3 Effective date

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