HR 4797 · in committee · major
EATS Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill expands SNAP food assistance eligibility to include students attending college or higher education at least half-time.
- College and university students ages 18-49 who currently cannot access SNAP benefits are affected by this change.
- The bill removes existing work-hour and dependent-care restrictions for eligible students with no specified cost or implementation date.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would expanding SNAP eligibility to half-time college students affect program costs, and should funding come from current SNAP allocations or new appropriations?
- 02
What barriers prevent current college students from meeting existing work-hour requirements, and would removing these restrictions benefit students in different academic or employment situations equally?
- 03
Which students would gain the most access to SNAP under this bill, and could income-based eligibility limits better target assistance to those with the greatest financial need?
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Sponsor · D-CA-34
Jimmy Gomez
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
138/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-29
Joining the bill

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1 · original

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Ami Bera
D-CA-6 · original

Brendan F. Boyle
D-PA-2 · original

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original

Becca Balint
D-VT · original

Wesley Bell
D-MO-1 · original

Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original
+ 126 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-29 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-07-29 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-29 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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