RESTORE Act of 2025
This bill removes barriers for people with past drug-related convictions to access federal assistance programs. It amends welfare law to allow states to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits to individuals with such convictions and prohibits states from denying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits based on drug convictions. The bill also adds "incarcerated individuals scheduled for release within 30 days" to SNAP household eligibility criteria. These changes directly affect individuals with past drug convictions seeking welfare or food assistance, removing state-level restrictions that previously barred them.
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in committee
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Introduction
Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 9, 2025
Last action Dec 5, 2025
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Dec 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
lower
Sep 9, 2025
Committee
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.
lower
Sep 9, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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