FEED Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-2707
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]
Introduced: 2025-09-04
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2707 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 4, 2025 Mr. Husted introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude certain student income from eligibility determinations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Eligibility for Education and Development Act of 2025 or the FEED Act of 2025 . 2. Exclusion for income of students Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (18), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (20) income received by a household member under the age of 21— (A) who— (i) is a student participating in career and technical education (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 )); and (ii) lives with— (I) a natural, adoptive, or step parent; or (II) is under the parental control of a household member other than a parent described in subclause (I); (B) that is derived from an apprenticeship, internship, or work-based learning program that is a component of the career and technical education described in subparagraph (A)(i) in which the student is participating; and (C) that is determined by the Secretary through procedures established by the Secretary to verify the requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B), including documentation of enrollment in career and technical education (as so defined) and confirmation of the age and household relationship of the household member. .