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Amends Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) by striking and replacing specified material in subsections (a) and (b) (including removal of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and replacement of the subsection designation/heading and certain text) and by striking subsection (e) and inserting a new definition of “State” that adopts the meaning given in section 419 of the Social Security Act when referring to assistance provided under a State program funded under part A of title IV.
Amends section 3(m)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(m)(5)) by adding a new subparagraph (F) to the end of that subsection.
This bill ends the food stamp ban for people with past drug convictions. It says states cannot deny or limit SNAP (food stamp) benefits just because someone has a drug-related conviction. It also lets people who are still incarcerated but scheduled to be released within 30 days be counted as part of a SNAP household, which can help them get food help set up before they return home.
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced September 9, 2025 by Stephen Cohen · Last progress September 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House