S. 2512

119 S2512 IS: Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-29
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2512  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 29, 2025   Mrs. Gillibrand  (for herself,  Mr. Fetterman ,  Mr. Merkley ,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Ms. Slotkin ,  Mr. Sanders ,  Mr. Welch ,  Mr. Padilla ,  Mr. Booker ,  Mr. Wyden ,  Mrs. Shaheen , and  Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students 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.
Student eligibility under supplemental nutrition assistance program
(a)
Definition of household
Section 3(m)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(m)(5) ) is amended by adding at the 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.
 .
(b)
Conditions of participation
Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) is amended—
(1)
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) ;
(2)
by striking subsection (e); and
(3)
by redesignating subsections (f) through (s) as subsections (e) through (r), respectively.
(c)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014 ) is amended—
(A)
in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking  (g), and (r)  and inserting  (f), and (q) ; and
(B)
in subsection (i)(1), in the first sentence, by striking  section 6(f)(2)(B) of this Act  and inserting  section 6(e)(2)(B) .
(2)
Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) is amended—
(A)
in subsection (d)(4)—
(i)
in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)(bb)(DD), by striking  subsection (o)  and inserting  subsection (n) ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (N), by striking  subsection (o)  each place it appears and inserting  subsection (n) ; and
(B)
in paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (q) (as so redesignated), by striking  subsection (k)  and inserting  subsection (j) .
(3)
Section 7(i)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016(i)(1) ) is amended by striking  section 6(o)(2)  and inserting  section 6(n)(2) .
(4)
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020 ) is amended—
(A)
in subsection (e)—
(i)
in paragraph (2)(B)(v)(II), by striking  section 6(f)  and inserting  section 6(e) ; and
(ii)
in paragraph (22), by striking  section 6(i)  and inserting  section 6(h) ; and
(B)
in subsection (n), by striking  section 6(g)  and inserting  section 6(f) .
(5)
Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025(h) ) is amended—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking  section 6(o)  and inserting  section 6(n) ;
(ii)
in subparagraph (E)—
(I)
by striking  section 6(o)(3)  each place it appears and inserting  section 6(n)(3) ;
(II)
by striking  section 6(o)(2)  each place it appears and inserting  section 6(n)(2) ; and
(III)
in clause (ii)—
(aa)
in subclause (III), by striking  section 6(o)(4)  and inserting  section 6(n)(4) ; and
(bb)
in subclause (IV), by striking  section 6(o)(6)  and inserting  section 6(n)(6) ; and
(iii)
in subparagraph (F)(ii)(III)(ee)(AA), by striking  section 6(o)  and inserting  section 6(n) ; and
(B)
in paragraph (5)(C)(iv)(I), by striking  section 6(o)(2)  and inserting  section 6(n)(2) .
(6)
Section 17(m) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2026(m) ) is amended—
(A)
by striking  (l) through (n)  each place it appears and inserting  (k) through (m) ; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(E), by striking  section 6(l)(2)  and inserting  section 6(k)(2) .
(7)
Section 103(a)(2)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3113(a)(2)(D) ) is amended by striking  6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) )  and inserting  6(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(n) ) .
(8)
Section 121(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(2)(B)(iv) ) is amended by striking  6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) )  and inserting  6(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(n) ) .
(9)
Section 454 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 654 ) is amended—
(A)
in paragraph (4)(A)(i)(IV), by striking  6(l)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(1) )  and inserting  6(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(k)(1) ) ;
(B)
in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking  subsection (l) or (m) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008  and inserting  subsection (k) or (l) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) ; and
(C)
in paragraph (29)(A)—
(i)
by striking  section 3(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(h) )  each place it appears and inserting  section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 ) ; and
(ii)
in clause (ii), by striking  section 6(l)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(2) )  and inserting  section 6(k)(2) of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(k)(2) ) .
3.
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 2, 2026.