SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025
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Latest action (28 Feb 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
What this bill does
The SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025, introduced in the House of Representatives, proposes to remove a cap on shelter expense deductions used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Currently, for most households, shelter costs that exceed 50% of their income after other deductions are limited, with a cap of $712 in the contiguous United States and D.C. for fiscal year 2025. This bill would allow all allowable housing expenses, such as rent, mortgage, electricity, and water costs, to be deducted without this limit.
This change would affect SNAP recipients by potentially increasing their benefit amounts if their housing expenses are high and previously exceeded the deduction cap. Elderly or disabled individuals are already exempt from this cap. The bill has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. If passed by both the House and Senate and signed into law, it would take effect on January 1 of the year following its enactment.
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Official summary
SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025
This bill repeals the shelter deduction cap for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit, thereby allowing a household to deduct all allowable housing expenses (e.g., rent or mortgage, electricity, and water costs) that exceed 50% of a household's income after other deductions when calculating net income to determine SNAP benefits.
Under current law, the shelter deduction is capped (unless at least one household member is an elderly or disabled individual), and the cap is adjusted annually for inflation. In FY2025, the shelter deduction is capped at $712 for households in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Timeline
28 Feb 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 793 do?
- The SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025, introduced in the House of Representatives, proposes to remove a cap on shelter expense deductions used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Currently, for most households, shelter costs that exceed 50% of their income after other deductions are limited, with a cap of $712 in the contiguous United States and D.C. for fiscal year 2025. This bill would allow all allowable housing expenses, such as rent, mortgage, electricity, and water costs, to be deducted without this limit. This change would affect SNAP recipients by potentially increasing their benefit amounts if their housing expenses are high and previously exceeded the deduction cap. Elderly or disabled individuals are already exempt from this cap. The bill has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. If passed by both the House and Senate and signed into law, it would take effect on January 1 of the year following its enactment.
- Has H.R. 793 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 793. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 793?
- H.R. 793 was sponsored by Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), with 36 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 793?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. (28 Feb 2025).
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