Bill > HR2407

This bill, known as the SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2025, proposes significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and how poverty is measured in the United States. The bill establishes a comprehensive approach to improving poverty measurement by creating a new data collection method through the Census Bureau that would track a wide range of federal benefits and income sources, and form a Commission on Valuation of Federal Benefits to recommend how to value these benefits. For SNAP specifically, the bill introduces several key modifications, including stricter work requirements (increasing hours and participation expectations), new rules about authorized EBT card users, enhanced fraud investigation protocols, and a gradual increase in state matching funds for the program. The bill also requires more detailed reporting on employment and training program outcomes and changes eligibility criteria, such as mandating that households receive at least $50 in means-tested benefits for six consecutive months to qualify. Additionally, the bill aims to encourage self-sufficiency by promoting employment, healthy marriages, and reducing long-term dependency on government assistance, while maintaining confidentiality protections for individuals' personal information throughout the data collection process.

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