Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
In Committee
Summary
Expands SNAP eligibility to certain disabled veterans. This bill adds four specific service‑connected disability and pension criteria to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and makes the changes effective October 1, 2030.
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- Veterans with a single service‑connected disability rated 60% or higher under Title 38 become eligible for SNAP.
- Veterans with two or more service‑connected disabilities qualify if at least one disability is rated 40% or higher and the combined rating is 70% or higher, and veterans determined to be catastrophically disabled under Title 38 are also covered.
- Veterans under age 65 who receive a pension under section 1521 of Title 38 are included.
- SNAP eligibility rules are amended so that people who meet any of these four veteran criteria count as an eligible category for benefits.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More SNAP help for disabled veterans
This bill would expand SNAP to more disabled veterans starting October 1, 2030. You could qualify if you have one VA service‑connected disability rated 60% or higher. You could also qualify with two or more service‑connected disabilities if one is rated 40% or higher and your combined rating is 70% or higher. You could qualify if VA has determined you are catastrophically disabled, or if you are under 65 and receive a VA pension under section 1521. This would not change how SNAP benefit amounts are calculated.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Scott, David
GA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Neal
MA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Conaway
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
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