EATS Act of 2025
The EATS Act of 2025 (S 2512) expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to include most college students. It directly affects full-time undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time in recognized higher education institutions by removing their current exclusion from SNAP benefits. The bill revises the definition of "household" under SNAP rules and eliminates the prior requirement that students meet separate conditions to qualify. This change, effective January 2026, would allow millions of students to access food assistance without additional barriers.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 29, 2025
Last action Jul 29, 2025
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Committee
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Jul 29, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Jul 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Party
State
District
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Elissa Slotkin
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
John Fetterman
DDemocratic
Co
Peter Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
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