Would tighten SNAP work rules, limit EBT card use, and change how the government measures poverty.
This bill would make several changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), often called food stamps, including stricter work requirements for recipients and new rules for how electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards can be used. It would also change how the government calculates poverty by including the value of more federal benefits and creating a commission to value non-cash aid. These changes would affect SNAP recipients, states that administer the program, and federal agencies that collect data.
Today, SNAP has certain work requirements, and states have more flexibility in granting exemptions. EBT cards generally don't have strict limits on the number of authorized users or specific penalties for unauthorized use beyond existing fraud rules. After this bill, work requirements would be stricter for more people, including older adults, and EBT cards would have user limits and escalating penalties for unauthorized use. Also, the government's official poverty line does not fully account for the value of non-cash benefits; this bill would create new ways to measure poverty that include these benefits.
HR 2407 · 119th Congress · March 27, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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