# 119-hr-5223: RESTORE Act of 2025

119-hr-5223, RESTORE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5223
- As of: 2026-10-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5223
- Congress: 119
- Title: RESTORE Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Expands access to SNAP and state TANF-funded assistance for people with drug convictions and those nearing reentry.** The bill aligns federal definitions and blocks state rules that deny SNAP based on controlled-substance convictions, and it counts people scheduled for release within 30 days as part of a SNAP household.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Blair, Everton [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- SNAP access for people with convictions: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would stop States from using drug convictions to deny SNAP benefits. Any State law or policy that denies SNAP eligibility for a controlled-substance conviction would have no force or effect. It would also let incarcerated people scheduled for release within 30 days count in a S…
- Drug convictions and TANF coverage: cost, medium. If enacted, this would change which State TANF-funded programs a federal drug-conviction rule covers. The bill would amend Section 115 so it applies to assistance under any State program funded under part A of title IV (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). It would also define “State” by reference to section 41…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5223 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5223)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5223 (as of 2026-10-03).