[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2780 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2780

  To temporarily expand the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
    income eligibility of households that include certain veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2025

   Mr. Kennedy of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To temporarily expand the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
    income eligibility of households that include certain veterans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Setting the Table for Transition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXPANDED SNAP INCOME ELIGIBILITY OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT 
              INCLUDE CERTAIN VETERANS.

    For the purpose of determining income under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) during the 100-day period that 
begins on the date a veteran receives a Report of Separation (DD form 
214) of a household that includes a member who is a veteran, only the 
income of such veteran shall be considered.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``veteran'' means an individual 
who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was 
discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than 
dishonorable.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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