119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 416No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to close the nominal benefits loophole.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action Feb 14, 2025
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Referred
Feb 14, 2025
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires all households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to meet the program's income and asset requirements, thereby eliminating certain alternative SNAP eligibility pathways. Currently, a household may be eligible for SNAP by meeting program-specific federal eligibility requirements, which include both income and asset tests. A household may also be automatically or categorically eligible for SNAP based on eligibility for or receiving cash benefits from other specified low-income assistance programs (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF]). Under this categorical eligibility, households that already meet financial eligibility ru...

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Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.