HR 2780119th CongressIn Committee

Setting the Table for Transition Act

Introduced: Apr 9, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

Setting the Table for Transition Act is a short bill that temporarily changes how household income is counted for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for households that include a veteran. For the first 100 days after a veteran in a household receives their DD Form 214 (the official Report of Separation), the income used to determine SNAP eligibility would be limited to the veteran’s own income. In effect, the incomes of other household members would not be counted during that 100-day window. The change is narrowly tailored to assist households during a veteran’s transition period after leaving active service. The bill defines who qualifies as a veteran and establishes that the measure takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Key Points

1Temporary income rule: During the first 100 days after a veteran in the household receives DD214, only the veteran’s income is counted for SNAP eligibility purposes; other household members’ incomes are not considered in that calculation.
2Scope of coverage: Applies to households that include at least one veteran who has received a DD214; aims to ease SNAP eligibility during the transition period after separation from active duty.
3Definition of veteran: A person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
4Effective date: The act would take effect 90 days after enactment, with the 100-day eligibility window beginning on the veteran’s DD214-separation date.
5Limitation: The provision specifically alters income counting for SNAP during the 100 days; it does not otherwise modify SNAP rules such as asset limits, work requirements, or other eligibility criteria outside this temporary window.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: SNAP households that include a recently separated veteran, potentially increasing or accelerating eligibility for food assistance during the 100-day period after DD214.Secondary group/area affected: Veterans transitioning from active duty and their families; state SNAP agencies tasked with implementing the temporary income counting change.Additional impacts: Short-term federal cost implications for SNAP; administrative adjustments for states to apply the 100-day counting rule and determine when the window begins; potential ambiguity if multiple veterans are in a household or if timing of DD214 documentation varies.

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