Bill · S. 1789· Senate(119-S-1789)
Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/15/2025
- Last activity
- 5/15/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025 seeks to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. This bill specifically aims to exclude certain payments from being counted as income for household members. These payments include earnings from specific work programs, employment and training programs, vocational rehabilitation, and refugee employment programs. The legislation would change how income is calculated under Section 5 of the existing Act.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
The bill helps low-income households by excluding certain program earnings from food assistance income calculations.
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+5
The bill protects benefits for veterans by excluding specific educational assistance income.
Would immigrants be better off under this?+5
The bill specifically includes refugee employment programs in the income exclusion.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Exclusion of Program Earnings: By adding a new paragraph to Section 5, the bill would ensure that income from various work and training programs is not counted against household members. This includes work programs, employment and training programs, vocational rehabilitation programs, and refugee employment programs (Section 2(a)(1)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants+5Good For Low Income Households+5Good For People With Disabilities+5Good For Veterans+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Disability Rights+5Improves Poverty Reduction+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+5
- 8/5/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/15/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
James JusticeRepublican · West Virginia
Pete RickettsRepublican · Nebraska