Cleo Fields (D-LA)
Snap Delivery Modernization Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Snap Delivery Modernization Act of 2025," aims to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. The primary goal is to increase food access for those receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. It seeks to achieve this by allowing benefits to be used to pay for the costs related to food delivery services. The bill defines delivery platforms or providers as entities that facilitate online sales or deliver food from retail stores.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill increases food access for low-income households by permitting SNAP benefits to cover delivery service fees.
- Scored +3
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill enables retail food stores to utilize delivery platforms to reach more customers via SNAP benefits.
- Scored +2
Would people in cities be better off under this?
The bill facilitates easier access to food via delivery platforms which is a common service in urban areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Food Access: By permitting the use of benefits to cover related food delivery costs, the bill intends to increase food access for recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits (Section 2).
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Expanded Delivery Options: The bill defines "delivery platform or delivery services provider" as entities that facilitate online sales or deliver food from retail stores, which includes first-party services or third-party contracts (Section 2, Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill increases food access for low-income households by permitting SNAP benefits to cover delivery service fees. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The bill facilitates easier access to food via delivery platforms which is a common service in urban areas.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill enables retail food stores to utilize delivery platforms to reach more customers via SNAP benefits.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill increases the utility of SNAP benefits by allowing them to cover food delivery costs.
- 1/13/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- 11/19/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced in House