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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE BILL 611
By COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
April 18
On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 5 through 25.
On page 2, delete lines 1 through 20 and insert:
“SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, ‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’
means aid provided to individuals and households certified to be in economic need of and el-
igible to receive such aid for the purchase of food from retail food outlets, farmer’s markets
and roadside stands through the federal program established under 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
“(2) The Food for All Oregonians Program is established in the Department of Human
Services to provide nutrition assistance to children residing in this state who are six years
of age or under and who would qualify for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram benefits but for their immigration status.
“(3) The department shall utilize the existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
infrastructure and electronic benefit transfer delivery system, to the extent permitted by
federal law, to create one seamless application process for federally funded and state-funded
nutrition assistance.
“(4)(a) The amount of benefits provided to a household participating in the program shall
be the same amount that is provided to a household of equal size that is eligible for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
“(b) The Food for All Oregonians Program benefit amount for a child who is a member
of a household receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, but who is
excluded from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits due to the
child’s immigration status, shall be the amount that would have been the child’s share of the
household’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the child had not been
excluded.
“(5) The following rules and processes related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program shall be used in the Food for All Oregonians Program except with respect to eligi-
bility or verification requirements related to immigration status:
“(a) Eligibility and benefit determination rules;
“(b) Reporting and recertification requirements;
“(c) Verification requirements;
“(d) Application processes; and
“(e) Timeliness standards for the issuance of benefits.
“(6) To the extent permitted by federal law, the income, resources and deductible ex-
penses of a child described in subsection (4)(b) of this section shall be excluded when deter-
mining the amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for the other
members of the household who qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ben-
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efits.
“(7) The total amount of assistance from the Food for All Oregonians Program and the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program received by a household consisting of one or
more members who are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and
one or more members who qualify for Food for All Oregonians Program benefits may not
exceed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit standard for a household of
that size when all of the members applying for benefits qualify for Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program benefits.”.
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