S. 3132

119 S3132 IS: Emergency Relief for Hungry Families Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-06
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3132
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  November 6, 2025
  Mr. Wyden  (for himself and  Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was
  read twice and referred to the  Committee on
  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt discounting food from
  the equal treatment requirement during a government shutdown, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Emergency Relief for Hungry Families Act of 2025  .
2.
Exemption from equal treatment requirement
Section 9(j) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2018(j) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(6)
Exemption from equal treatment requirement
(A)
Definition of covered period
In this paragraph, the term  covered period  means a period during which—
(i)
interim continuing appropriations or full-year appropriations for a fiscal year for the Department of Agriculture have lapsed; and
(ii)
participants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program are not receiving—
(I)
any benefits; or
(II)
the full amount of benefits.
(B)
Waiver
Notwithstanding paragraph (2), during a covered period, an authorized retail food store may, without seeking a waiver, offer an incentive, which shall be effective for the entire duration of the covered period.
(C)
Effect
An incentive offered by an authorized retail food store under subparagraph (B) shall not be deemed a violation of the equal treatment requirement described in section 278.2(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
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