Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Introduced
Summary
Permanently bans fees on SNAP EBT transactions. This bill would prohibit States and their agents, contractors, or subcontractors from imposing fees tied to SNAP electronic benefit transfer processing and would take effect October 1, 2025.
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- Families and SNAP households: Would not face fees when using EBT benefits at checkout or for switching or routing transactions.
- Retailers authorized to accept SNAP: Could not be required to pay fees for EBT transaction processing as a condition of participation.
- States and contractors: Would be limited in recovering EBT processing costs through transaction fees, though fees for equipment rentals are still allowed.
- Federal rules and law: The bill would supersede the relevant provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and any agency actions taken under that authority.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No state fees on SNAP EBT at stores
If enacted, states and their contractors would be barred from charging stores fees to process SNAP EBT. The ban would cover fees for switching or routing EBT transactions tied to certain state implementation costs. It would not stop charges for equipment rentals. This would override parts of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations law and any agency actions under it. The new rule would start October 1, 2025.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Cosponsors
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
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