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Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced
Summary
Simplifies and expands nutrition access for older adults and people with disabilities. It would make SNAP easier to keep, add a standard medical deduction, create streamlined application options, fund targeted outreach, and enable EBT home delivery and local market investments.
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- Older adults and people with disabilities: Would extend SNAP certification from 24 months to 36 months and offer a standardized medical expense deduction set at $155 for FY2027, with annual adjustments tied to medical CPI.
- Targeted outreach and kinship caregivers: Establishes an Enrollment and Outreach Pilot to help older adults, kinship families, veterans, and people with disabilities apply and enroll; grants would range from $50,000–$250,000 and the pilot is funded at $12.3 million.
- Retailers, delivery workers, and local producers: Authorizes EBT-enabled home delivery and store pickup with reimbursable delivery costs up to $10 per delivery, bans delivery fees when reimbursed, and creates pilots to upgrade farmers’ market and local procurement infrastructure.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher SNAP medical deduction and rules
If enacted, the bill would create an optional standard medical expense deduction for elderly or disabled SNAP members set at $155 for fiscal year 2027. Each year after, that amount would be adjusted by the CPI-U medical care index. States could adopt a larger standard deduction if they meet federal cost-neutral rules. The bill would also change a numeric factor used in SNAP allotment calculations (replacing '8 percent' with '1/3') and expand the statutory definition of 'elderly and disabled' to include additional medical assistance programs.
EBT home delivery for SNAP users
If enacted, the bill would add a Food Delivery title allowing EBT-enabled home delivery and store pickup for SNAP participants. States could reimburse covered stores for delivery costs, including POS devices and technical help, up to $10 per delivery (adjusted annually for inflation). Stores may not charge participants for reimbursed delivery costs, require minimum purchases for free delivery, use surge pricing, or force unfavorable delivery windows. Delivery workers must be paid at least the federal or applicable state/local minimum wage and receive CDC-aligned safety training.
More farmers' market and senior food aid
If enacted, the bill would expand several programs that give seniors and disabled adults access to fresh food and local markets. It would broaden SFMNP eligibility to include adults with disabilities, set individual benefits between $35 and $80, set income eligibility at or below 200% of poverty, and fund SFMNP at $60M in FY2027, $70M in FY2028, and at least $100M each year FY2029–FY2031. The bill would create SFMNP modernization grants (awards up to $350,000; $15M authorized per year starting FY2027), fund farmers' market infrastructure with $50M per year from CCC (FY2027–FY2031) with a 20% non‑Federal match, run a local procurement pilot using CCC funds ($350,000 per year FY2027–FY2031), and expand CSFP to include adults with disabilities with $10M per year FY2027–FY2031.
Simpler SNAP sign-up for seniors and disabled
If enacted, the bill would let States offer two new simplified SNAP models for older adults and people with disabilities. One model (ESAP) would apply when all adults are elderly or disabled with no earned income and give 36-month certifications, data matching, self-declaration with limited verification, and no routine interviews. Another model (CAP) would apply when all adults are SSDI or SSI applicants or recipients and would reduce in-person interviews and use standardized benefit calculations, with a required referral to full SNAP if standardized CAP amounts are much lower. The Secretary would have 180 days to set up these options and issue guidance to States.
Grants to boost SNAP sign-ups
If enacted, the bill would create an enrollment and outreach pilot that gives grants of $50,000 to $250,000 per year (up to 5 years) to help older adults, kinship families, and adults with disabilities sign up for SNAP and related programs. The pilot would be funded at $12,250,000 total, with up to $250,000 for evaluation and up to 3 percent for administrative costs. Grants must be awarded within 180 days and the program must be evaluated within two years.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/23/2026
Roll Call Votes
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