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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Expands and makes permanent key parts of the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) program for children. It sets a permanent minimum benefit level beginning in calendar year 2025, creates a phased schedule for reimbursing State and Tribal administrative costs through FY2026–FY2031 and beyond, defines program terms (like “free rate” and “school closure period”), and authorizes $50,000,000 in grants to help States and Tribes improve data systems with a Treasury transfer on October 1, 2025.
Introduced May 6, 2025 by Mike Levin · Last progress May 6, 2025