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H.R. 5223 119th Congress House

RESTORE Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2026 Introduced by: Steve Cohen Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Dec 5, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Sep 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 9, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials Act of 2025 or the RESTORE Act of 2025

This bill repeals a prohibition barring an individual with certain felony drug convictions from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state may opt out of enforcing the ban on participation.

The bill also allows an individual who is incarcerated to apply for SNAP benefits before their release date. Specifically, the bill amends the definition of household to include incarcerated individuals who are scheduled to be released from an institution within 30 days. Currently, a state agency may apply to the Food and Nutrition Service for an administrative waiver in order to allow individuals to apply for SNAP benefits up to 30 days prior to release.    

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 11

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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Republican 3
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 1, 2026
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Blair, Everton
Georgia · Sep 24, 2026
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 14, 2026
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 14, 2026
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 18, 2026
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 20, 2026
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2026
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Mar 3, 2026
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Mar 3, 2026
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 20, 2026
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 20, 2026
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 9, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5223: RESTORE Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5223/
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"H.R. 5223: RESTORE Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5223/.
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H.R. 5223, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5223/.
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[H.R. 5223: RESTORE Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5223/)
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