December 17, 2025
Mr. David Scott of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, Mr. Walkinshaw, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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
To reduce State administrative costs for administration of both the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children under the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Increased payments to State for administrative costs
For each fiscal year in which a State operates the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children under section 13A of the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762), the Secretary of Agriculture shall pay to such State 90 percent of the monthly administrative costs incurred in such fiscal year described for—
(1)
the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children in section 13A of the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762), and
(2)
the supplemental nutrition assistance program in section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)).