EATS Act of 2025
Introduced in SenateJul 29, 2025

EATS Act of 2025

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Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2025 or the EATS Act of 2025.

(a) Definition of household

Section 3(m)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(m)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(F) Individuals who are bona fide students enrolled at least half time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education.

(a) Definition of household

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(b) Conditions of participation

Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended—

(1) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking (except that any such person enrolled in an institution of higher education shall be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program unless he or she meets the requirements of subsection (e) of this section);

(2) by striking subsection (e); and

(3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (s) as subsections (e) through (r), respectively.

(1) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended—

(A) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking (g), and (r) and inserting (f), and (q); and

(B) in subsection (i)(1), in the first sentence, by striking section 6(f)(2)(B) of this Act and inserting section 6(e)(2)(B).

(2) Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended—

(A) in subsection (d)(4)—

(i) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)(bb)(DD), by striking subsection (o) and inserting subsection (n); and

(ii) in subparagraph (N), by striking subsection (o) each place it appears and inserting subsection (n); and

(B) in paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (q) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (k) and inserting subsection (j).

(3) Section 7(i)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)(1)) is amended by striking section 6(o)(2) and inserting section 6(n)(2).

(4) Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended—

(A) in subsection (e)—

(i) in paragraph (2)(B)(v)(II), by striking section 6(f) and inserting section 6(e); and

(ii) in paragraph (22), by striking section 6(i) and inserting section 6(h); and

(B) in subsection (n), by striking section 6(g) and inserting section 6(f).

(5) Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking section 6(o) and inserting section 6(n);

(ii) in subparagraph (E)—

(I) by striking section 6(o)(3) each place it appears and inserting section 6(n)(3);

(II) by striking section 6(o)(2) each place it appears and inserting section 6(n)(2); and

(III) in clause (ii)—

(aa) in subclause (III), by striking section 6(o)(4) and inserting section 6(n)(4); and

(bb) in subclause (IV), by striking section 6(o)(6) and inserting section 6(n)(6); and

(iii) in subparagraph (F)(ii)(III)(ee)(AA), by striking section 6(o) and inserting section 6(n); and

(B) in paragraph (5)(C)(iv)(I), by striking section 6(o)(2) and inserting section 6(n)(2).

(6) Section 17(m) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(m)) is amended—

(A) by striking (l) through (n) each place it appears and inserting (k) through (m); and

(B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking section 6(l)(2) and inserting section 6(k)(2).

(7) Section 103(a)(2)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3113(a)(2)(D)) is amended by striking 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) and inserting 6(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(n)).

(8) Section 121(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) and inserting 6(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(n)).

(9) Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (4)(A)(i)(IV), by striking 6(l)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(1)) and inserting 6(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(k)(1));

(B) in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking subsection (l) or (m) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and inserting subsection (k) or (l) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015); and

(C) in paragraph (29)(A)—

(i) by striking section 3(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h)) each place it appears and inserting section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012); and

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking section 6(l)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(2)) and inserting section 6(k)(2) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2015(k)(2)).

Section 3. Effective date

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 2, 2026.

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