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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2811

Congress Proposes Allowing Private Contractors to Help States Process Food Stamp Applications

SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2025

12 months ago·View on Congress.gov
Part of: House GOP Unveils 2026 Farm Bill Focused on Security and Rural Investment
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • This bill would let state governments hire private companies to help process applications for food assistance, also known as SNAP. Currently, only government employees are usually allowed to handle this paperwork and decide who qualifies for help.
  • States could use these outside workers when they have too many applications to handle at once. This often happens during natural disasters, health emergencies, or when there are not enough regular staff members to keep up with the workload.
  • To protect families, the bill says private contractors cannot be given incentives to deny applications or delay help. Also, the companies hired cannot have any financial ties to grocery stores that accept food stamps.
  • The main goal is to make sure people get their food benefits faster. If a state uses this new power because of a staff shortage, they must stop using the private contractors as soon as the backlog of applications is cleared.
  • The bill requires states to tell the federal government when they are hiring outside help. This information would be posted online so the public can see which states are using private companies to manage the program.
AgricultureLabor Employment

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Apr 10, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced in House

1 Article

news_articleCenter

House Agriculture panel releases Farm Bill text and sets markup

Related Bills

1 bill
H.R. 7567Related bill

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Mar 4 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 17.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 2811
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(1)
R: 1

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