Bill · S. 1905· Senate(119-S-1905)
SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/22/2025
- Last activity
- 5/22/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Ben Luján
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. The primary goal is to increase the Federal cost share for the administration of the supplemental nutrition assistance program. It aims to improve staffing and retention by establishing new wage standards for State agency personnel. Under this act, wages would be tied to Federal employee pay rates and updated annually. Furthermore, the Federal government would cover 100 percent of administrative personnel costs upon approval of a wage plan.
Yes· 3 of 25
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill increases federal responsibility by mandating the coverage of 100 percent of certain state administrative costs.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+4
Improved program staffing and retention can lead to more efficient delivery of essential food assistance.
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?+4
By improving SNAP administration and staffing, the bill helps ensure more efficient delivery of nutritional assistance to those in need.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government owes?-2
The bill increases federal spending by covering 100 percent of state administrative personnel costs.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-2
The bill increases federal spending by covering 100 percent of state administrative personnel costs.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Staffing and Retention: The bill aims to improve staffing and retention for those administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program (Section 2, Subsection m).
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Competitive Wages for State Agency Personnel: State agency personnel administering the program would receive wages that are not less than the appropriate rate of pay payable to Federal employees (Section 2, Subsection l, paragraph 1).
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Annual Wage Updates: Wages would be updated annually by not less than any increase in the Federal rate of pay, including locality adjustments (Section 2, Subsection l, paragraph 2).
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Full Coverage of Personnel Costs: Upon approval of a wage plan, the Secretary shall pay State agencies 100 percent of administrative personnel costs, which includes costs for processing, hiring, training, and maintaining personnel (Section 2, Subsection m, paragraph 1).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Fund Usage: The Secretary will only make payments if the State agency uses the funds to supplement, rather than supplant, non-Federal funds used for existing costs (Section 2, Subsection m, paragraph 3, subparagraph A).
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Position Limitations: Funds can only be used for existing or additional full-time equivalent positions that are above the number of positions held in the State or sub-State area in fiscal year 2024 (Section 2, Subsection m, paragraph 3, subparagraph B).
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 Low Income Households+4Good For Union Workers+3Good For African Americans+2Good For Children+2Good For Hispanic Americans+2Good For Native Americans+2Good For Seniors+2Good For Students+2Good For Young Adults+2Good For Asian Americans+1Good For Farmers+1Good For Immigrants+1Good For Men+1Good For Middle Aged+1Good For Middle Class Households+1Good For People With Disabilities+1Good For Retirees+1Good For Rural Residents+1Good For Urban Residents+1Good For Veterans+1Good For White Americans+1Good For Women+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+4
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+3Reduces Government Spending-2Reduces National Debt-2
- 5/22/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced in Senate
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