S1789-119

In Committee

Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced May 15, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude income from employment and training programs, vocational rehabilitation, and refugee employment programs when calculating SNAP benefits, except income from certain. It relies on exemptions. The main policy areas are Social Welfare, Defense, and Education.

Who Benefits and How

SNAP recipients in vocational rehabilitation programs could gain revenue opportunities, Refugee SNAP recipients in employment programs could gain revenue opportunities, and Workforce development and training organizations could face fewer barriers.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal taxpayers (increased SNAP spending) could face higher costs and State SNAP agencies (administrative burden) would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude income from employment and training programs, vocational rehabilitation, and refugee employment programs when calculating SNAP benefits, except income from certain...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude income from employment and training programs, vocational rehabilitation, and refugee employment programs when calculating SNAP benefits, except income from certain.

Key Policy Areas

Social Welfare, Defense, Education

Primary Purpose

The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude income from employment and training programs, vocational rehabilitation, and refugee employment programs when calculating SNAP benefits, except income from certain.

Policy Domains

Social Welfare Defense Education

Section 1 - Short Title

Identified Gains
  • SNAP recipients in vocational rehabilitation programs
  • Refugee SNAP recipients in employment programs
  • Workforce development and training organizations
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Refugee SNAP recipients in employment programs:
Workforce development and training organizations:
SNAP recipients in vocational rehabilitation programs:
Identified Costs
  • Federal taxpayers (increased SNAP spending)
  • State SNAP agencies (administrative burden)
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Federal taxpayers (increased SNAP spending):
State SNAP agencies (administrative burden):

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 15, 2025

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following …

May 15, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …

May 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

General Public
3 mentions across 1 clause
+2 positive -1 negative

Federal taxpayers (increased SNAP spending), Refugee SNAP recipients in employment programs, SNAP recipients in vocational rehabilitation programs

Positive-direction: Refugee SNAP recipients in employment programs, SNAP recipients in vocational rehabilitation programs

Negative-direction: Federal taxpayers (increased SNAP spending)

Education
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Workforce development and training organizations

State & Local Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

State SNAP agencies (administrative burden)

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Social Welfare Defense Education
Domains
Social Welfare Nutrition Assistance Employment & Training
Actor Mappings
"administering_agency"
→ U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"excluded income sources" §section_2

Income from: (1) work programs under WIOA section 6(o)(1) except certain veteran programs, (2) employment and training programs under section 6(d), (3) vocational rehabilitation programs under WIOA, and (4) refugee employment programs under INA section 412(c)

"veteran programs exception" §section_2_veterans_exception

Income from veteran work programs IS counted (excluded from the exclusion): Post-9/11 GI Bill Improvements Act of 2010, Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, COVID-19 Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program

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