SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2025
Congress proposes new SNAP work rules, tougher anti-fraud checks, and rising state costs
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Raises the age for certain SNAP work rules from 60 to 65, and makes job search more likely to be in-person and supervised.
- Phases in a new requirement that states pay a growing share of SNAP administrative costs, reaching 50% over time.
- Changes some SNAP eligibility rules, including requiring 6 straight months of another need-based benefit worth at least $50 to qualify under this pathway.
- Adds stricter anti-fraud steps, including requiring people to cooperate with fraud investigations and limiting who can use an EBT card (with penalties if it’s used by others).
- Directs the Census Bureau to use more verified government data to measure poverty and report new poverty measures, while keeping the official poverty line unchanged.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Life & Work
Retail food stores and wholesale food concerns that accept SNAP benefits would face tougher oversight. Medium- and high-risk stores would need annual reauthorization instead of the current longer cycle. Stores convicted of trafficking food instruments or selling prohibited items in exchange for benefits would face permanent disqualification by state agencies, with civil penalties up to $40,000 per investigation. This creates more compliance burden for small grocery and convenience store owners who participate in SNAP.
Programs
Milestones
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
News
New SNAP work requirements go into effect: What to know
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2025
Data Sources
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