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Congress·In Committee·S. 1197

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

SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2025

12 months ago·View on Congress.gov
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

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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.
HealthcareHousingLabor EmploymentConsumer ProtectionMedicare Medicaid

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Negative Impacts(1)
Snap Food Stamps
Hurts
Positive Impacts(1)
Child Tax Credit
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Political Response

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Mar 27, 2025Senate

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

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Starting in FY2025 (after enactment)

Census Bureau begins collecting added benefits and income data for poverty measurement

More agency data (benefit amounts, income, taxes) is used to produce poverty statistics; this is mainly a data/measurement change, not a change to benefit eligibility.

2026-01-01

Census Bureau sends implementation report to Congress

Public reporting on what data could be obtained and how non-cash benefits may be valued in future poverty tables.

After enactment, once all 8 members are appointed; first meeting within 60 days after last appointment

Commission on Valuation of Federal Benefits is formed and starts work

A panel develops a method for putting dollar values on non-cash benefits for poverty statistics; does not directly change your benefits.

Within 270 days after enactment

Commission delivers recommendations report to Congress

Sets the groundwork for how benefits like Medicaid or housing help might be counted in poverty measurement going forward.

Within 1 year after enactment

USDA report to Congress on SNAP employment and training outcomes

Creates state-by-state data on who participates in SNAP job training, who gets jobs, and wage changes; could influence future funding and program rules.

First full calendar year that begins after enactment

States begin annual reporting identifying benefit-receiving “resource units” for state-run federal benefits

State agencies must send yearly reports with identifying information and benefit amounts to federal agencies for programs they administer, increasing data sharing and reporting workload.

2027-01-01

Alternative poverty measure begins showing up in Census tables (alongside official measures)

New poverty-rate estimates could change how the public understands poverty trends, but it does not automatically change eligibility for programs.

Phases in FY2025 through FY2033 and beyond

State SNAP administrative matching requirement ramps up over time

States must pay a bigger share of SNAP administrative costs each year (10% FY2025 up to 50% FY2033+), which could affect how states staff offices and run eligibility processes.

2028-01-01

GAO starts issuing comparison reports on poverty-rate calculations

Regular reports compare old survey-only poverty rates to the new data-linked rates, helping Congress see how much the numbers differ.

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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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