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The bill increases federal support to raise and stabilize SNAP administrative pay and staffing—likely improving benefit delivery for low‑income households—while raising federal spending and imposing compliance requirements and constraints on how states manage their workforce.
State and sub‑state SNAP workers will be paid at least comparable to federal pay and states will receive federal reimbursement for 100% of approved SNAP administrative personnel costs, improving recruitment/retention and reducing state budget pressure for SNAP administration.
Eligible low‑income households will likely get faster SNAP application processing and fewer benefit delays because higher and more stable staffing (hiring/training/maintaining FTEs) supports timelier casework.
Federal taxpayers will face higher federal spending to cover 100% of state SNAP administrative personnel costs, increasing federal budget outlays.
States may be discouraged from reallocating existing staff into SNAP roles because the federal funds only cover FTEs above FY2024 levels, which could slow needed adjustments and reduce service flexibility.
States receiving funds must meet maintenance‑of‑effort rules and track FTE baselines, limiting state budgeting flexibility and creating compliance obligations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires State SNAP administrative staff pay to match federal pay rates (with locality adjustments) and creates federal payments to cover 100% of related personnel costs after approved State wage plans.
Introduced May 22, 2025 by Ben Ray Luján · Last progress May 22, 2025
Requires State agencies that run SNAP to pay their administrative personnel at federal pay rates (including locality adjustments) and to update those wages annually. States must submit a wage plan within one year; once a plan is approved, the federal government will pay 100% of the State administrative personnel costs related to meeting those wage standards, subject to a maintenance-of-effort rule that federal funds supplement, not replace, existing State funds and support staffing levels at or above FY2024.