Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2025

S 1628, the Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2025, eliminates work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill directly affects approximately 6.1 million people currently subject to SNAP work requirements, including many Black and Hispanic individuals, families with children, and people with health barriers that prevent compliance. It amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 by removing subsection (o) that enforced work requirements and making related administrative adjustments. This change aims to prevent benefit reductions or terminations for vulnerable households during the pandemic, addressing findings that work requirements disproportionately impact communities of color and those facing health or homelessness challenges. The bill takes effect 180 days after enactment.