Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025” or the “EATS Act of 2025”.
Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Student eligibility under supplemental nutrition assistance program
Definition of household— Section 3(m)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(m)(5)) is amended by adding at the 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.”
Conditions of participation— Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended—
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)”;
by striking subsection (e); and
by redesignating subsections (f) through (s) as subsections (e) through (r), respectively.
Conforming amendments—
Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended—
in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking “(g), and (r)” and inserting “(f), and (q)”; and
in subsection (i)(1), in the first sentence, by striking “section 6(f)(2)(B) of this Act” and inserting “section 6(e)(2)(B)”.
Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended—
in subsection (d)(4)—
in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)(bb)(DD), by striking “subsection (o)” and inserting “subsection (n)”; and
in subparagraph (N), by striking “subsection (o)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection (n)”; and
in paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (q) (as so redesignated), by striking “subsection (k)” and inserting “subsection (j)”.
Section 7(i)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)(1)) is amended by striking “section 6(o)(2)” and inserting “section 6(n)(2)”.
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended—
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (2)(B)(v)(II), by striking “section 6(f)” and inserting “section 6(e)”; and
in paragraph (22), by striking “section 6(i)” and inserting “section 6(h)”; and
in subsection (n), by striking “section 6(g)” and inserting “section 6(f)”.
Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking “section 6(o)” and inserting “section 6(n)”;
in subparagraph (E)—
by striking “section 6(o)(3)” each place it appears and inserting “section 6(n)(3)”;
by striking “section 6(o)(2)” each place it appears and inserting “section 6(n)(2)”; and
in clause (ii)—
in subclause (III), by striking “section 6(o)(4)” and inserting “section 6(n)(4)”; and
in subclause (IV), by striking “section 6(o)(6)” and inserting “section 6(n)(6)”; and
in subparagraph (F)(ii)(III)(ee)(AA), by striking “section 6(o)” and inserting “section 6(n)”; and
in paragraph (5)(C)(iv)(I), by striking “section 6(o)(2)” and inserting “section 6(n)(2)”.
Section 17(m) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(m)) is amended—
by striking “(l) through (n)” each place it appears and inserting “(k) through (m)”; and
in paragraph (2)(E), by striking “section 6(l)(2)” and inserting “section 6(k)(2)”.
Section 103(a)(2)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3113(a)(2)(D)) is amended by striking “6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o))” and inserting “6(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(n))”.
Section 121(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking “6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o))” and inserting “6(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(n))”.
Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended—
in paragraph (4)(A)(i)(IV), by striking “6(l)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(1))” and inserting “6(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(k)(1))”;
in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking “subsection (l) or (m) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008” and inserting “subsection (k) or (l) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015)”; and
in paragraph (29)(A)—
by striking “section 3(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h))” each place it appears and inserting “section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012)”; and
in clause (ii), by striking “section 6(l)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(2))” and inserting “section 6(k)(2) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2015(k)(2))”.
Sec. 3 Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 2, 2026.