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HOUSE 416119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Expressing support for the goals and ideals of "National Hypertension Awareness Month".

Last Action
5/15/2025

Actions

  • 2025-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  • 2025-01-15Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • 2025-01-15Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-15Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-15 (00)

No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025

This bill requires all households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to meet the program's income and asset requirements, thereby eliminating certain alternative SNAP eligibility pathways.

Currently, a household may be eligible for SNAP by meeting program-specific federal eligibility requirements, which include both income and asset tests. A household may also be automatically or categorically eligible for SNAP based on eligibility for or receiving cash benefits from other specified low-income assistance programs (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF]). Under this categorical eligibility, households that already meet financial eligibility rules in a program like TANF are not required to go through a SNAP financial eligibility determination. 

A majority of states also provide broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE), a policy that makes most households with an income below a certain threshold categorically eligible for SNAP. Under BBCE, these states typically make households categorically eligible through receiving or being authorized to receive a minimal non-cash TANF benefit or service (e.g., a pamphlet). A state may set its own BBCE financial eligibility requirements for a household so long as the gross income requirement is below a certain level. A state's requirements do not have to match SNAP program-specific eligibility requirements. For example, most states that provide BBCE do not have an asset test for SNAP eligibility.

The bill requires all SNAP households, including those that qualify under categorical eligibility, to meet the program's income and asset requirements.

Cosponsors (11)

  • Clay Higgins (R-LA)
  • Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
  • Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
  • Mark Green (R-TN)
  • Keith Self (R-TX)
  • Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
  • Michael Cloud (R-TX)
  • Mark Harris (R-NC)
  • Scott Perry (R-PA)
  • Michael Guest (R-MS)
  • Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
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