Increasing Nutrition Access for Seniors Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Riley (NY)
Introduced
Summary
Simplify SNAP access for elderly and disabled by offering longer certification periods and an easier medical expense deduction. The bill would add a 36-month certification option for households with no earned income and a standard medical deduction path for elderly or disabled members who self-attest to monthly medical costs above $35.
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- Seniors and disabled households: Would reduce recertification burden with a 36-month certification option for households with no earned income. Eligible members could use a $155 standard monthly medical deduction in fiscal year 2026, with annual updates tied to the Medical Care CPI.
- State agencies: Would be allowed to set a higher standard deduction if they provide evidence of higher average medical costs in their state. States could also use data matches instead of income verification for households that qualify for the 36-month certification.
- Timing and transition: The changes would take effect 180 days after enactment and would not apply to certification periods that begin before that effective date.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Standard medical deduction for seniors on SNAP
If enacted, states could let elderly or disabled SNAP members claim a standard medical deduction. You would qualify if you self-attest to over $35 a month in medical costs, not including special diets. The deduction would be $155 per month for fiscal year 2026. After 2026, it would rise each year with medical-care inflation, and states could set a higher amount with evidence. Changes would start 180 days after enactment and would not affect certification periods that begin earlier.
36-month SNAP certification for no-income households
If enacted, SNAP households with no earned income could get a 36-month certification. You would recertify less often, which could help keep benefits steady. States could use data matches instead of income paperwork for these cases. This would start 180 days after enactment and would not change certifications that began earlier.
When these SNAP changes start
The bill would start these SNAP changes 180 days after enactment. SNAP certification periods that begin before that date would keep the old rules until they end. State SNAP agencies would follow the new timing for later certification periods.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2026
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