H.R. 4797

119 HR 4797 IH: Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4797  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 29, 2025   Mr. Gomez  (for himself,  Ms. Adams ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Harder of California ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Ms. Balint ,  Mrs. Beatty ,  Mr. Bell ,  Mr. Bera ,  Ms. Bonamici ,  Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Mr. Carson ,  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ,  Mr. Casten ,  Ms. Castor of Florida ,  Mr. Castro of Texas ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Ms. Chu ,  Ms. Clarke of New York ,  Mr. Cleaver ,  Mr. Correa ,  Ms. Crockett ,  Mr. Cuellar ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ,  Ms. Davids of Kansas ,  Ms. DeGette ,  Ms. DeLauro ,  Ms. DelBene ,  Mr. Deluzio ,  Mr. DeSaulnier ,  Mrs. Dingell ,  Ms. Escobar ,  Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania ,  Mrs. Fletcher ,  Mr. Foster ,  Mr. Garamendi ,  Mr. Garcia of California ,  Ms. Garcia of Texas ,  Mr. García of Illinois ,  Mr. Goldman of New York ,  Mr. Gottheimer ,  Mrs. Hayes ,  Mr. Hernández ,  Mr. Horsford ,  Mr. Huffman ,  Mr. Jackson of Illinois ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Kamlager-Dove ,  Mr. Keating ,  Mr. Kennedy of New York ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ,  Mr. Landsman ,  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Lieu ,  Ms. Lofgren ,  Mr. Lynch ,  Mr. Magaziner ,  Ms. Matsui ,  Mrs. McBath ,  Ms. McCollum ,  Ms. McClellan ,  Mr. McGarvey ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Mrs. McIver ,  Mr. Meeks ,  Mr. Mfume ,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,  Mr. Moskowitz ,  Mr. Moulton ,  Mr. Mrvan ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Mr. Nadler ,  Mr. Neal ,  Mr. Norcross ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ,  Mr. Olszewski ,  Mr. Peters ,  Ms. Pingree ,  Ms. Plaskett ,  Mr. Pocan ,  Ms. Pressley ,  Mr. Quigley ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Mr. Raskin ,  Mr. Khanna ,  Ms. Ross ,  Mr. Ruiz ,  Ms. Salinas ,  Ms. Sánchez ,  Ms. Scanlon ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Ms. Sherrill ,  Mr. Sherman ,  Ms. Simon ,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Ms. Stansbury ,  Ms. Strickland ,  Mr. Swalwell ,  Mr. Takano ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Mr. Thompson of California ,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Ms. Titus ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Tonko ,  Mr. Torres of New York ,  Mrs. Torres of California ,  Ms. Underwood ,  Mr. Vargas ,  Mr. Veasey ,  Ms. Velázquez ,  Ms. Wasserman Schultz ,  Mrs. Watson Coleman ,  Mr. Whitesides ,  Mr. Scott of Virginia ,  Ms. Ansari ,  Mr. Amo ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Mr. Menendez ,  Ms. Williams of Georgia ,  Mr. Frost , and  Ms. Barragán ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students enrolled in institutions of higher education from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025   or the   EATS 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(m)(5) by adding at end the following:
(F)
Individuals who are bona fide students enrolled at least half time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education.
 , and
(2)
in section 6—
(A)
in subsection (d)(2)(C) by striking  (except that any such person enrolled in an institution of higher education shall be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program unless he or she meets the requirements of subsection (e) of this section) , and
(B)
by striking subsection (e).
3.
Effective date
This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2026.