118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 1765: SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill repeals the shelter deduction cap for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit, thereby allowing a household to deduct all allowable housing expenses (e.g., rent or mortgage, electricity, and water costs) that exceed 50% of a household's income after other deductions when calculating net income to determine SNAP benefits.
Under current law, the shelter deduction is capped (unless at least one household member is an elderly or disabled individual), and the cap is adjusted annually for inflation. In FY2023, the shelter deduction was capped at $624 for households in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Alma Adams D-NCOriginal
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FLOriginal
- Jimmy Gomez D-CAOriginal
- Jesús García D-ILOriginal
- James McGovern D-MAOriginal
- Kevin Mullin D-CAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Stacey Plaskett D-VIOriginal
- Adam Smith D-WAOriginal
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJOriginal
- William Keating D-MA
- Mary Peltola D-AK
- Shontel Brown D-OH
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CA
- Dwight Evans D-PA
- Maxwell Frost D-FL
- Nydia Velázquez D-NY
- Bill Pascrell D-NJ
- Morgan McGarvey D-KY
- Stephen Lynch D-MA
- Gregorio Casar D-TX
- Andy Kim D-NJ
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History
- Introduced in the House by Donald Payne.
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- ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. McIver asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1765, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.