Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025

119 HR 2195 IH: Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2195 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2025 Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Ms. Adams , Ms. Ansari , Ms. Brown , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Carson , Mr. Casar , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Costa , Mr. Courtney , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Kennedy of New York , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Landsman , Mrs. McClain Delaney , Mr. McGarvey , Mr. McGovern , Mrs. McIver , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Neal , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Peters , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Pocan , Mrs. Ramirez , Mr. Riley of New York , Ms. Ross , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Tonko , and Mr. Vargas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of disabled veterans to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 . 2. Amendments The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 3(j)(4)— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) has at least— (i) one service-connected disability which is rated at 60 percent or higher under title 38, United States Code; or (ii) two or more service-connected disabilities, at least one of which is rated at 40 percent or higher and the combined rating is 70 percent or higher under such title; , and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) has a determination of being catastrophically disabled under such title; or (D) is under the age of 65 and receiving a pension under section 1521 of such title; , and (2) in the 1st sentence of section 6(d)(2)— (A) by striking or (F) and inserting (F) , and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ; or (G) a veteran described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3(j)(4) . 3. Effective Date; Application of Amendments This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on October 1, 2030.