House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
EATS Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students enrolled in institutions of higher education from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Gomez D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 29, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4797.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOMEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 130, July 29, 2025, Page H3664):Article I, Section 8, clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4797, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4797
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
141 cosponsors — 141 Democrats
0 of 141 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny Davis (D-IL) and 111 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.