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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 416
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to close the nominal benefits
loophole.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY15, 2025
Mr. C
LINE(for himself, Mr. HIGGINSof Louisiana, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr.
B
RECHEEN, and Mr. GREENof Tennessee) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to close
the nominal benefits loophole.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Welfare for the 4
Wealthy Act of 2025’’. 5
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 6
Section 5(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 7
(7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) is amended to read as follows: 8
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‘‘No household shall be eligible to receive benefits pursu-1
ant to this section if it does not meet the income and re-2
source criteria under subsections (c) and (g).’’. 3
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT. 4
(a) E
FFECTIVEDATE.—Except as provided in sub-5
section (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act 6
shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment 7
of this Act. 8
(b) A
PPLICATION OFAMENDMENT.—The amendment 9
made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certifi-10
cation periods that begin before the effective date of this 11
Act. 12
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