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H. R. 1398 — To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to limit the conditions applicable to the use of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to purchase food, and for other purposes.
February 18, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:532
H.R. 1398, titled the “Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2025,” proposes changes to how electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards are used to purchase food. It mandates that if a household's EBT benefits are used exclusively outside their home...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1398 wants to change how some people use special cards to buy food by making new rules, like stopping the card if people only use it in a different state for a long time, and saying store owners can't use their own store to spend these special food cards.
H. R. 2512 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.
March 31, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:853
H.R. 2512, also known as the "Hot Foods Act of 2025", proposes changes to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. The bill aims to allow people who receive supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits to buy hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2512 wants to let people using special food help called SNAP to buy hot meals like pizza or soup that are ready to eat. Right now, they can only use it for cold food or groceries to cook at home.
H. R. 9169 — To amend section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit State agencies to restrict the use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to prevent the purchase of soft drinks, candy, ice cream, and prepared desserts (such as cakes, pies, cookies, and similar products).
July 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:450
H. R. 9169, known as the “Ensuring Health in SNAP Act of 2024,” seeks to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow State agencies the option to restrict what people can buy with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Specifically, it permits...
Simple Explanation
Imagine the government gives people some special money to help them buy food, called SNAP benefits. This new bill says that states can decide if people can't use SNAP benefits to buy sweets like soda, candy, cake, and ice cream, but each state can make its own rules about this without asking the big boss in charge.
H. R. 6916 — To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report regarding outreach provided to veterans about the availability of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
January 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:332
H.R. 6916 requires the Comptroller General of the United States to create a report on how states are reaching out to veterans to inform them about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits available under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. This report...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants someone really smart to look at how well states are telling veterans about food help they can get, especially if these veterans are having a tough time. The smart person will then tell the important people in Congress what they found out within 18 months.
H. R. 2496 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish a dairy nutrition incentive program, and for other purposes.
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March 31, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:1,778
H.R. 2496 proposes an amendment to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish a Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program. This program aims to encourage families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase and consume more nutrient-rich dairy...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2496 wants to help families buy more milk, yogurt, and cheese by giving extra money to those who need it to eat healthier. It plans to give money to places like states to run this program and see how well it works.
S. 1202 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.
March 31, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:566
The bill S. 1202, known as the “Hot Foods Act of 2025,” seeks to change the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. It allows people using supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits to buy more types of food, specifically including hot foods or meals that are ready to...
Simple Explanation
In the "Hot Foods Act of 2025," the government is changing the rules so that people who get help buying groceries can now use their benefits to buy hot, ready-to-eat foods, like those found in grocery store delis.
H. R. 9370 — To require State agencies to inform recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, participants in the WIC program, and recipients of assistance under the TANF program of card skimming, card cloning, and similar fraudulent methods of stealing such benefits or assistance; and for other purposes.
August 16, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:816
H.R. 9370 aims to protect people who receive benefits from programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) from fraud. It requires state agencies to inform these...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9370 wants to help people who get food and family help benefits by teaching them about tricks bad people use to steal their card money, and by making the cards safer.
S. 3806 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the cost of living adjustment exclusion from income under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
February 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:342
S. 3806, titled the “COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2024,” seeks to change how certain cost of living adjustments (COLAs) are treated under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill proposes amending the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 by altering the date...
Simple Explanation
The "COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2024" is a plan to change how people get help with food costs, making sure money they get from cost of living increases, like some Social Security payments, isn't counted as income, which might help them get more food assistance.
S. 1100 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act to modify the definition of food under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
March 25, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:385
S. 1100, known as the “Nutritious SNAP Act of 2025,” aims to change the definition of food under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It proposes to exclude certain beverages, like soda and specific snacks, from being considered eligible foods for SNAP...
Simple Explanation
The Nutritious SNAP Act of 2025 is a plan to change what foods people can buy with SNAP benefits by not allowing certain sodas and unhealthy snacks. It also lets states make their own rules about which foods are unhealthy, but this might cause some confusion because every state could have different ideas.
H. R. 2357 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure that striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
March 26, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:502
H. R. 2357 aims to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure that workers on strike and their families remain eligible for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill removes clauses that would make striking workers ineligible for...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2357 is a rule that says even if workers stop working to make things fair at their job (called a strike), they and their families can still get help to buy food through a program called SNAP. This makes sure they can have enough food even when they're not getting paid.

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