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H.R. 416

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 416, the No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Ben Cline (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, and last saw action on Feb 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 416 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb416/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 416 IH: No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 416  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2025   Mr. Cline  (for himself,  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ,  Mr. Ellzey ,  Mr. Brecheen , and  Mr. Green of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to close the nominal benefits loophole.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025  .
2.
Amendment
Section 5(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(a) ) is amended to read as follows:
  No household shall be eligible to receive benefits pursuant to this section if it does not meet the income and resource criteria under subsections (c) and (g).  .
3.
 Effective date; application of amendment
(a)
 Effective date
Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)
Application of amendment
The amendment made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the effective date of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hb416/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025

This bill requires all households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to meet the program's income and asset requirements, thereby eliminating certain alternative SNAP eligibility pathways.

Currently, a household may be eligible for SNAP by meeting program-specific federal eligibility requirements, which include both income and asset tests. A household may also be automatically or categorically eligible for SNAP based on eligibility for or receiving cash benefits from other specified low-income assistance programs (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF]). Under this categorical eligibility, households that already meet financial eligibility rules in a program like TANF are not required to go through a SNAP financial eligibility determination.

A majority of states also provide broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE), a policy that makes most households with an income below a certain threshold categorically eligible for SNAP. Under BBCE, these states typically make households categorically eligible through receiving or being authorized to receive a minimal non-cash TANF benefit or service (e.g., a pamphlet). A state may set its own BBCE financial eligibility requirements for a household so long as the gross income requirement is below a certain level. A state's requirements do not have to match SNAP program-specific eligibility requirements. For example, most states that provide BBCE do not have an asset test for SNAP eligibility.

The bill requires all SNAP households, including those that qualify under categorical eligibility, to meet the program's income and asset requirements.

Sponsors

Rep. Ben Cline (R) sponsors H.R. 416, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 416 went before 2 committees: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred to · Feb 14, 2025 · 79 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 416 has taken 3 actions since Jan 15, 2025, the latest on Feb 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 14, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 416 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 416 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to close the nominal benefits loophole. — Official Title as Introduced
  • No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 416 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 416’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr416/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 416, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLINE:H.R. 416.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H186]

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