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H.R. 2195

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Summary

H.R. 2195, the Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2025 by Rep. Jahana Hayes (D) with 68 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, and last saw action on Apr 4, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.


Record

Text

H.R. 2195 has 68 co-sponsors.

hb2195/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2195 IH: Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-03-18
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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. 2195 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2025 Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Ms. Adams , Ms. Ansari , Ms. Brown , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Carson , Mr. Casar , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Costa , Mr. Courtney , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Kennedy of New York , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Landsman , Mrs. McClain Delaney , Mr. McGarvey , Mr. McGovern , Mrs. McIver , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Neal , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Peters , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Pocan , Mrs. Ramirez , Mr. Riley of New York , Ms. Ross , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Tonko , and Mr. Vargas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of disabled veterans to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 .
2.
Amendments
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
in section 3(j)(4)—
(A)
by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
(A)
has at least—
(i)
one service-connected disability which is rated at 60 percent or higher under title 38, United States Code; or
(ii)
two or more service-connected disabilities, at least one of which is rated at 40 percent or higher and the combined rating is 70 percent or higher under such title;
, and
(B)
by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
(C)
has a determination of being catastrophically disabled under such title; or
(D)
is under the age of 65 and receiving a pension under section 1521 of such title;
, and
(2)
in the 1st sentence of section 6(d)(2)—
(A)
by striking or (F) and inserting (F) , and
(B)
by inserting before the period at the end the following:
; or (G) a veteran described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3(j)(4) .
3.
Effective Date; Application of Amendments
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on October 1, 2030.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 18, 2025

hb2195/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/18/2025)

Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025

This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain disabled veterans, including those determined to be catastrophically disabled. In addition, those disabled veterans who are eligible for SNAP under this bill are exempt from the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.

The bill takes effect on October 1, 2030.

Sponsors

Rep. Jahana Hayes (D) sponsors H.R. 2195, and 68 members have co-sponsored it, 53 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2195 went before 2 committees: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred to · Apr 4, 2025 · 79 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2195 has taken 3 actions since Mar 18, 2025, the latest on Apr 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 4, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Mar 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 2195 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2195 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of disabled veterans to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2195 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDistrict of Columbia16
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICADistrict of Columbia16

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA16

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$88.6K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2195 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2195’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr2195/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. 2195, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HAYES:H.R. 2195.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H1172]

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