HOUSE 1765118th CongressASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. McIver asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1765, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2023

Last Action: 12/16/2024

Actions

2024-12-16ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. McIver asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1765, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
2023-04-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
2023-03-23Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2023-03-23Introduced in House
2023-03-23Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-03-23 (00)

SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2023

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 FY2023, the shelter deduction was capped at $624 for households in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.

Cosponsors (20)

Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
Alma Adams (D-NC)
Mary Peltola (D-AK)
William Keating (D-MA)
Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
Dwight Evans (D-PA)
Shontel Brown (D-OH)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
Stephen Lynch (D-MA)

Subjects

Food assistance and relief
Income tax deductions
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance

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