S 2512 · in committee · significant
EATS Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill expands SNAP food assistance eligibility to college students attending school at least half-time.
- College students ages 18-49 who are currently ineligible for SNAP benefits would become eligible under this bill.
- The bill removes existing restrictions on student SNAP participation without specifying new funding requirements or implementation timeline.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would expanding SNAP eligibility to half-time college students affect the program's overall budget and which institutions would see the largest enrollment increases?
- 02
What evidence suggests that current SNAP restrictions prevent college students from accessing adequate nutrition, and how does that compare to other student support programs?
- 03
If colleges must help implement this eligibility change, what new administrative burden would they face and who would cover those costs?
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Sponsor · D-NY
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
12/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-29
Joining the bill

Peter Welch
D-VT · original

Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original

Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original

John Fetterman
D-PA · original

Jeff Merkley
D-OR · original

Alex Padilla
D-CA · original

Bernard Sanders
I-VT · original

Tammy Baldwin
D-WI · original

Jeanne Shaheen
D-NH · original

Elissa Slotkin
D-MI · original

Ron Wyden
D-OR · original

Adam B. Schiff
D-CA
Legislative timeline
2025-07-29 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-07-29 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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