SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2023
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SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2023
This bill repeals the shelter deduction cap for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit, thereby allowing a household to deduct all allowable housing expenses (e.g., rent or mortgage, electricity, and water costs) that exceed 50% of a household's income after other deductions when calculating net income to determine SNAP benefits.
Under current law, the shelter deduction is capped (unless at least one household member is an elderly or disabled individual), and the cap is adjusted annually for inflation. In FY2023, the shelter deduction was capped at $624 for households in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. McIver asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1765, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1765: SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1765/
"H.R. 1765: SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1765/.
H.R. 1765, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1765/.
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