# 119-s-1789: Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025

119-s-1789, Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-07).

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- As of: 2026-08-07
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1789
- Congress: 119
- Title: Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-07

## Summary

**Would exclude payments and earnings from certain employment and training programs when calculating SNAP eligibility.** It would also stop counting on-the-job training earnings as earned income and would preserve specific veterans' and COVID retraining programs as exceptions. - Households: Households with members who receive payments, allowances, or earnings from the listed programs would not count those amounts when determining SNAP eligibility. - Program participants and workers: People in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs, vocational rehabilitation programs, refugee employment programs, and other covered work programs would have those payments excluded from income tests. - Veterans in specified programs: Benefits tied to the Post-9/11 and Harry W. Colmery veterans education laws and the COVID-19 Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program are treated as exceptions and remain excluded under the bill.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More SNAP help for training pay: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would stop counting many training and work payments as SNAP income. Households that get these payments would show lower countable income. Covered payments would include work programs, employment-and-training programs, vocational rehabilitation, and refugee job programs. Payments fr…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1789 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1789)

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- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-847: Child Care Availability and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-847)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1789 (as of 2026-08-07).