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LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)

SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025

H.R. 793 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Democratic bill with 37 Democratic cosponsors · See all 37 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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. The primary goal is to repeal the current limitation on the maximum deduction for shelter expenses. This deduction is used when determining benefit amounts. If passed, the changes would take effect on the first January 1st following the bill's enactment.

Yes· 3 of 21

  • Scored +6

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill increases the potential benefit amount for low-income households with significant shelter expenses.

  • Scored +5

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    Urban residents often face higher shelter costs which this bill helps address through the deduction.

  • Scored +5

    Would retired people be better off under this?

    The bill provides significant benefit increases for low-income retirees with high shelter costs.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    Increasing SNAP benefit amounts through higher deductions may lead to increased government spending.