House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025

H.R. 416Introduced Jan 15, 2025Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to close the nominal benefits loophole.

Sponsor: Rep. Ben Cline R-VA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 15, 2025
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Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 14, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 416.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 8, January 15, 2025, Page H186):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans

0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Michael Guest (R-MS), Mark Harris (R-NC), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Keith Self (R-TX), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Cline.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-6 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.