Congress·In Committee·S. 1197

SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2025

Senate Bill Would Extend SNAP Work Requirements to Age 65, Force States to Share Costs

Mar 27, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: New SNAP Regulations Tighten Eligibility and Expand Work Mandates

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 1188 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 1188 (118th) →

Key Points

Raises the SNAP work-rule age limits: general rules extend to age 65, and certain work rules extend to age 64.
Tightens some work-rule exceptions by using county jobless rates and lowering how many people can be exempted in a state.
Requires states to pay a growing share of SNAP administrative costs, reaching 50% over time, which could pressure state budgets.
Adds stricter anti-fraud steps: people must cooperate with fraud investigations, and EBT cards can only be used by registered users with benefit suspensions for repeated misuse.
Expands federal data-sharing to better measure poverty by linking benefit and income records, while keeping the official poverty line unchanged.

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Milestones

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Mar 27, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Mar 27, 2025

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 1197

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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