S 2717 — Student Loan Deduction Act of 2025

Summary

Allows SNAP (food assistance) benefit recipients to deduct monthly student loan payments from their income when determining eligibility
Covers both federal student loans and private education loans in the deduction
Applies to student loan payments made by any household member for their own loans or for other household members' loans
Takes effect 180 days after enactment, with deductions available at certification or recertification of SNAP benefits
Would increase SNAP eligibility or benefit amounts for households with student loan debt by reducing their counted income

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Sponsor (1)

Sen. Welch, Peter (D-VT)

9 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Peter Welch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

Employer not reported $8,600
THE OLD MOUNTAIN COMPANY, INC. $3,300
WEST FRONT STRATEGIES $2,500
UCAR $2,300
MINILEC SERVICE $2,000

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Peter Welch → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Sep 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
Sep 4, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 4, 2025

Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for deductions of student loan payments from income.

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 “Student Loan Deduction Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS.

Section 5(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(7) Deduction for student loan payments.—

“(A) Definition of student loan.—In this paragraph, the term ‘student loan’ means any of the following:

“(i) A loan that is made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).

“(ii) A private education loan (as defined in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(a))).

“(B) Deduction.—Beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, a household shall be entitled, at certification or recertification, as applicable, with respect to expenses other than expenses paid on behalf of the household by a third party, to a deduction for the amount of monthly payments made by a household member on a student loan of that household member or any other household member.”. <all>

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