To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of disabled veterans to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 expands food assistance (SNAP/food stamps) eligibility for disabled veterans. Currently, only veterans who are totally disabled qualify for certain SNAP benefits. This bill lowers the threshold so that veterans with significant but not total disabilities can also receive food assistance, and exempts them from work requirements that might otherwise disqualify them.
Who Benefits and How
- Disabled veterans with 60%+ single service-connected disability gain SNAP eligibility and work requirement exemptions they did not previously have
- Disabled veterans with 40%+ disability (combined 70%+) gain the same expanded eligibility and exemptions
- Catastrophically disabled veterans gain explicit statutory eligibility for SNAP benefits regardless of other qualification criteria
- Veterans under 65 receiving VA pensions (Section 1521) gain SNAP eligibility and work requirement exemptions
- Veterans families indirectly benefit from increased household food security
Who Bears the Burden and How
- USDA / Food and Nutrition Service must administer expanded eligibility criteria and process additional SNAP applications from newly eligible veterans
- Federal budget bears increased SNAP spending for the expanded eligible population
- State SNAP agencies must implement updated eligibility rules and coordinate with VA disability records
Key Provisions
- Amends Section 3(j)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act to define four categories of disabled veterans eligible for SNAP (Section 2)
- Exempts qualifying disabled veterans from SNAP work requirements under Section 6(d)(2) (Section 2)
- Effective date of October 1, 2030 (Section 3)
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand SNAP eligibility to disabled veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 60 percent or higher (single) or 40 percent plus with combined 70 percent plus rating, catastrophically disabled veterans, and veterans under 65 receiving VA pensions, and exempts these veterans from SNAP work requirements.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Defense
Primary Purpose
Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand SNAP eligibility to disabled veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 60 percent or higher (single) or 40 percent plus with combined 70 percent plus rating, catastrophically disabled veterans, and veterans under 65 receiving VA pensions, and exempts these veterans from SNAP work requirements.
Policy Domains
Feed Hungry Veterans Act - SNAP Eligibility Expansion for Disabled Veterans
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Disabled veterans with service-connected disabilities (60 percent plus or combined 70 percent plus)
- Catastrophically disabled veterans
- Veterans under 65 receiving VA pensions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- USDA Food and Nutrition Service (expanded program administration)
- State SNAP agencies (updated eligibility processing)
- Federal budget (increased SNAP expenditures)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Hayes (for herself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Catastrophically disabled veterans, Disabled veterans with 60%+ service-connected disability, Disabled veterans with combined 70%+ disability rating
State SNAP administering agencies, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture (administers SNAP through USDA)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Four new categories: (A) 60 percent plus single service-connected disability, (B) 40 percent plus with combined 70 percent plus rating, (C) catastrophically disabled, (D) under 65 receiving pension under 38 USC 1521
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