# 119-s-2792: Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025

119-s-2792, Closing the Meal Gap 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 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2792
- Congress: 119
- Title: Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would base SNAP benefits on a new low-cost food plan**, replacing the thrifty food plan and also would remove time limits on some recipients while changing medical and shelter deduction rules. - Families and households: Household SNAP allotments would be tied to the cost of a single low-cost diet defined for a four-person reference household, with size adjustments for economies of scale and special cost adjustments for Hawaii and parts of Alaska. The low-cost market basket would be reevaluated by Dec 31, 2031 and every five years after. - Seniors and people with disabilities: The bill would rename the standard medical deduction and set it at $140 for fiscal year 2025, then index it to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Medical Care. It would also remove the cap on excess shelter expenses and allow states to set higher medical deductions if cost neutrality exists that year. - Adults previously subject to time limits: The bill would eliminate the SNAP time limit for affected adults, restoring ongoing eligibility so long as other program rules are met.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger medical and shelter deductions: benefit, high. If enacted, elderly or disabled SNAP members could take a $140 standard medical deduction for fiscal year 2025. Each year after, that standard would rise by the 12-month change in the CPI-U Medical Care index ending the prior June 30. Members could instead deduct actual allowable medical expenses (…
- End SNAP time limit for adults: benefit, medium. This bill would remove the SNAP statutory time limit that applied to certain able-bodied adults without dependents. If enacted, people who lost eligibility only because of that time limit could regain SNAP access, subject to other program rules and state administration. The bill would also update s…
- New low-cost plan for SNAP allotments: benefit, medium. This bill would replace the thrifty food plan with a new low-cost food plan used to set SNAP allotments. The low-cost plan is defined for a four-person reference family (two adults 19–50, one child 6–8, one child 9–11). The Secretary would update market baskets by December 31, 2031 and every five y…
- SNAP quality control dollar caps: mixed, low. The bill would set SNAP Quality Control (QC) dollar limits for FY2025 and FY2026. For FY2025 the QC amount would be not greater than $50. For FY2026 the QC amount would equal the FY2025 amount adjusted by the difference between the thrifty food plan (as in effect the day before enactment) and the l…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2792 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2792)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2792 (as of 2026-04-21).