Snap Delivery Modernization Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would allow SNAP recipients to use benefits to pay for food delivery fees, expanding how low-income households can get groceries delivered.
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- Families and households: Would let SNAP households use benefits to cover delivery fees when ordering food from retail stores, making online and home delivery more accessible.
- Retailers and delivery platforms: Creates a broad definition of "delivery platform or delivery services provider" to include entities that sell or deliver food or that contract for delivery, so more companies can accept benefit payments for delivery costs.
- SNAP rules and calculations: Revises statutory language to exclude delivery fees from certain "charges" and "purchases" in benefit and eligibility formulas, aligning program rules to permit payment of delivery-related fees with benefits.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
SNAP rules on grocery delivery fees
This bill would change how SNAP treats grocery delivery fees. It would exclude delivery fees from what counts as a "purchase" or "charge" under certain SNAP rules. If passed, you would likely pay delivery fees out of pocket when using SNAP online. The rule would apply whether the fee is charged by a store or a delivery platform. It would take effect upon enactment.
New rules define SNAP delivery companies
The bill would define "delivery platform or delivery services provider" for SNAP. It would cover companies that sell or deliver food from a retail store, including first- or third-party delivery. This definition would guide how SNAP rules apply to those companies. It would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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