RESTORE Act of 2025
United States119th CongressHR-5223House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 5, 2025
Summary
The RESTORE Act of 2025 seeks to remove significant barriers to nutritional assistance for individuals with past drug-related convictions. It amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to eliminate the federal lifetime ban on eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for these individuals, while maintaining the ban for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). A key provision of the bill explicitly states that any State law, policy, or regulation imposing SNAP eligibility conditions based on a controlled substance conviction shall have no force or effect. Furthermore, it modifies the definition of a SNAP household to include incarcerated individuals scheduled for release within 30 days , allowing them to apply for benefits before their release. This legislation aims to facilitate re-entry and ensure access to essential food assistance for those with drug offenses.
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S-1882: RESTORE ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in House
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.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
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