SNAP Next Step Act of 2025
Latest action (15 May 2025): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 1794, the SNAP Next Step Act of 2025, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to give state agencies two new optional tools related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). First, it would allow states to use existing SNAP administrative funds to recruit and enroll eligible SNAP recipients—those who are unemployed or underemployed, meet SNAP work requirements or are exempt from them, are not receiving TANF cash assistance, and are not in a state "Employment First" program—into employment and training activities authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Second, it would authorize states to create a publicly available online "employment calculator" to help SNAP participants estimate whether taking a job would leave them better or worse off financially compared with their current benefits, with the cost of building and running the tool counted as an administrative expense.
The bill primarily affects state agencies that administer SNAP, giving them new but optional authority rather than imposing mandates. SNAP recipients who are unemployed or underemployed could be connected to job training programs and given information to assess how work would affect their benefits.
The bill was introduced on May 15, 2025, by Senator Pete Ricketts with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It has not yet been voted on, and no further action has been recorded.
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Official summary
SNAP Next Step Act of 2025
This bill allows a state agency to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative funding for certain Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs.
Specifically, a state agency may recruit eligible SNAP participants for, and carry out employment and training activities under, WIOA programs. Participants must (1) be in a household that is receiving SNAP assistance, (2) meet SNAP participation requirements (e.g., work requirements) or be exempt from those requirements, (3) be unemployed or underemployed, (4) be in a family that is not receiving assistance under a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, and (5) not be enrolled in a state program that is identified as an Employment First program by a state workforce agency.
Further, a state agency may develop a publicly available employment calculator for the state agency's website to assist SNAP recipients in calculating whether the amount of benefits received would be greater or lesser than income from future employment. Developing the calculator must be considered an administrative cost, which is shared by a state agency and the Department of Agriculture.
Common questions
- What does S. 1794 do?
- S. 1794, the SNAP Next Step Act of 2025, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to give state agencies two new optional tools related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). First, it would allow states to use existing SNAP administrative funds to recruit and enroll eligible SNAP recipients—those who are unemployed or underemployed, meet SNAP work requirements or are exempt from them, are not receiving TANF cash assistance, and are not in a state "Employment First" program—into employment and training activities authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Second, it would authorize states to create a publicly available online "employment calculator" to help SNAP participants estimate whether taking a job would leave them better or worse off financially compared with their current benefits, with the cost of building and running the tool counted as an administrative expense. The bill primarily affects state agencies that administer SNAP, giving them new but optional authority rather than imposing mandates. SNAP recipients who are unemployed or underemployed could be connected to job training programs and given information to assess how work would affect their benefits. The bill was introduced on May 15, 2025, by Senator Pete Ricketts with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It has not yet been voted on, and no further action has been recorded.
- Has S. 1794 become law?
- Not yet. As of 15 May 2025, S. 1794 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 1794?
- S. 1794 was sponsored by Sen. Pete Ricketts [R-NE] (Republican-NE), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 1794?
- Introduced (15 May 2025).
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