Snap Delivery Modernization Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Snap Delivery Modernization Act amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to address online and delivery grocery purchasing. It defines a delivery platform or delivery services provider as an entity that facilitates online sale or delivery of food from a retail food store, or that delivers food purchased from a retail food store using first-party delivery or a contracted third party. The bill then adjusts SNAP electronic benefit rules so delivery-related fees charged by a retail food store, delivery platform, or delivery service are excluded from the charges that may be paid with SNAP benefits. In practical terms, the bill recognizes online and delivery food purchasing infrastructure while keeping delivery fees outside the food-benefit payment itself.
Who Benefits and How
SNAP households benefit from clearer rules for online grocery and food delivery purchases. SNAP participants using delivery services benefit from statutory recognition of delivery platforms in the Food and Nutrition Act. Retail food stores benefit from clearer treatment of online sale and delivery arrangements. Delivery platforms benefit from a legal definition that covers first-party and third-party delivery of food purchased from retail food stores. USDA SNAP administrators benefit from clearer statutory language for delivery-fee exclusion rules.
Who Bears the Burden and How
SNAP households must still pay delivery fees with non-SNAP funds when fees are charged by stores, platforms, or delivery services. Retail food stores must distinguish eligible food charges from excluded delivery fees in SNAP transactions. Delivery platforms and delivery services must structure checkout systems so SNAP benefits are not used for delivery fees. State SNAP electronic benefit systems and USDA administrators may need to update guidance, transaction rules, or retailer oversight.
Key Provisions
- Adds a delivery platform and delivery services provider definition to the Food and Nutrition Act.
- Amends SNAP online purchasing rules to recognize retail food store delivery arrangements.
- Bars SNAP benefits from paying delivery fees charged by stores, delivery platforms, or delivery services.
- Requires transaction systems to keep eligible food charges distinct from excluded delivery fees.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Defines SNAP delivery platforms and delivery services providers and clarifies that SNAP benefits may cover eligible food purchased online or for delivery while excluding delivery fees charged by retail food stores, delivery platforms, or delivery services from benefit-paid purchase charges.
Key Policy Areas
SNAP, Food Delivery, Online Grocery
Primary Purpose
Defines SNAP delivery platforms and delivery services providers and clarifies that SNAP benefits may cover eligible food purchased online or for delivery while excluding delivery fees charged by retail food stores, delivery platforms, or delivery services from benefit-paid purchase charges.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- SNAP households buying groceries online
- SNAP participants using delivery services
- Retail food stores
- Delivery platforms
- USDA SNAP administrators
Identified Costs
- SNAP households paying delivery fees separately
- Retail food stores processing SNAP delivery orders
- Delivery platforms
- Delivery services
- State SNAP electronic benefit systems
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Mr. Fields introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
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