HR 4158 — Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act of 2025
Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in House Current html June 26, 2025
Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill makes permanent the prohibition of transaction fees on SNAP benefit transactions.
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7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(13)(B)
Nothing in this paragraph permits the charging of fees relating to the redemption of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, in accordance with subsection (h)(13).→ (B) Other fees.-- (i) Prohibition.--Neither a State, nor any agent, contractor, or subcontractor of a State who facilitates the provision of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits in such State may impose a fee on a SNAP authorized retailer for EBT transactions including switching (as defined in subsection (j)(1)(H)) or routing such benefits, for costs to implement subsections (d) and (f)(5)(B). (ii) Exception.--The prohibition against fees described in clause (i) shall not apply towards costs associated with equipment rentals.This change explicitly prohibits states and their contractors from charging fees for EBT transactions while allowing exceptions for equipment rental costs.
Action History
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsors
- Tony Wied · Cosponsor
- Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor
- Sara Jacobs · Cosponsor
- Jill N. Tokuda · Cosponsor
- Sharice Davids · Cosponsor
- Shomari Figures · Cosponsor
- Nikki Budzinski · Cosponsor
- Shontel M. Brown · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 539 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Brown, Shontel M. Democratic
Co-sponsors (7)
- Wied, Tony Republican
- Jackson, Jonathan L. Democratic
- Jacobs, Sara Democratic
- Tokuda, Jill N. Democratic
- Davids, Sharice Democratic
- Figures, Shomari Democratic
- Budzinski, Nikki Democratic
Not signed on (539)
539 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 539 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HR 4158?
- HR 4158 is sponsored by Wied, Tony (Republican), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), and Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HR 4158?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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