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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2025

S. 1628Introduced May 6, 2025Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Official title: A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the particular work requirement that disqualifies able-bodied adults for eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Peter Welch D-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: May 6, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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

8 cosponsors — 7 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Fetterman (D-PA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Peter Welch.

Sponsor’s state and 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.