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
Part of: New SNAP Regulations Tighten Eligibility and Expand Work Mandates
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Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Senate
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.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
How this policy affects specific groups of people
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Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Mar 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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
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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
Bill NumberS 1197
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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