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Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act of 2025
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make permanent the moratorium on SNAP benefit transaction fees.
Summary
- Prohibits states and their agents from charging fees to SNAP-authorized retailers for EBT transactions, including switching and routing of benefits
- Allows fees only for equipment rental costs
- Codifies the moratorium on SNAP benefit transaction fees into the Food and Nutrition Act
- Supersedes provisions in the Consolidation Appropriations Act, 2023 related to these fees
- Takes effect October 1, 2025
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001313.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. (D-OH) [#11]
7 cosponsors
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![Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001315.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki (D-IL) [#13] -
![Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/D000629.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Davids, Sharice (D-KS) [#3] -
![Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/F000481.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Figures, Shomari (D-AL) [#2] -
![Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/J000309.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. (D-IL) [#1] -
![Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/J000305.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Jacobs, Sara (D-CA) [#51] -
![Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/T000487.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. (D-HI) [#2] -
![Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/W000829.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Wied, Tony (R-WI) [#8]
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Shontel M. Brown’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- MINUTEMEN FAMILY OF COMPANIES $13,200
- MALLARD INVESTMENTS, INC. $6,600
- LATHAM & WATKINS $6,600
- CARNEGIE CORPORATION $6,600
- LUPA SYSTEMS LLC $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Shontel M. Brown → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Ms. Brown (for herself and Mr. Wied) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make permanent the moratorium on SNAP benefit transaction fees.
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 “Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED FEES.
Section 7(h)(13)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(13)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
“(B) Other fees.—
“(i) Prohibition.—Neither a State, nor any agent, contractor, or subcontractor of a State who facilitates the provision of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits in such State may impose a fee on a SNAP authorized retailer for EBT transactions including switching (as defined in subsection
(j)(1)(H)) or routing such benefits, for costs to implement subsections (d) and (f)(5)(B).
“(ii) Exception.—The prohibition against fees described in clause (i) shall not apply towards costs associated with equipment rentals.”.
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.
The amendment made by section 2 shall be applied to supersede the provisions of title IV of division HH of the Consolidation Appropriations Act, 2023 or any agency action taken under the authority of such provisions.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect October 1, 2025. <all>
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