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HR 6368 · in committee · niche

Feeding Rural Families Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill allows Hawaii to use separate food cost calculations for urban and rural areas when determining SNAP benefit amounts.
  • Rural and urban residents of Hawaii receiving SNAP food assistance are affected by this change.
  • The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to adjust its Thrifty Food Plan calculations differently for Hawaii's urban and rural regions.

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  1. 01

    How might separate food cost calculations for rural versus urban Hawaii affect the fairness of SNAP benefits between these two regions?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that rural Hawaii residents face different food costs than urban residents that justify separate SNAP calculations?

  3. 03

    If other states request similar regional adjustments to SNAP benefits, how should the Department of Agriculture decide which requests to approve?

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Jill N. Tokuda

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Introduced 2025-12-02

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-02 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  2. 2025-12-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-12-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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