H.R. 6088: Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025

Introduced Nov 18, 2025205 cosponsors

Sponsor

Jahana Hayes

Democrat · CT-5

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Assigned to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. for review

House Democrats want to reverse the 2025 food aid cuts

3 min readLast updated July 5, 2026

Why it matters

205 House Democrats signed onto H.R. 6088, a bill that would wipe out eight nutrition sections of the 2025 budget reconciliation law and snap federal food assistance rules back to what they were before those changes took effect. If it passed, the legal baseline for SNAP and related programs would revert to its pre-reconciliation version.

H.R. 6088 does one thing, and it does it bluntly. It repeals sections 10101 through 10108 of the 2025 budget reconciliation law — the block of provisions that rewrote federal nutrition policy — and restores the earlier law those sections had changed.

The repeal is not just a stop going forward. The bill brings back the prior rules "as if those sections had not been enacted," which resets the affected law to its pre-reconciliation version rather than layering a new fix on top.

The bill text is short and adds nothing new: no fresh benefit amount, income cap, deadline, or funding stream. Everything it does flows from undoing those eight sections, so the real-world effect tracks whatever they changed.

Politically, this is a rollback and messaging bill. All 205 cosponsors are Democrats, and sponsors frame it as restoring food security they say the reconciliation law stripped away. With Republicans holding the House, its path forward is steep.

H.R. 6088 Bill Summary

What H.R. 6088 actually does.

The 2025 nutrition changes get wiped out

H.R. 6088 repeals sections 10101 through 10108 of the 2025 budget reconciliation law, the provisions that rewrote federal nutrition policy. It targets those eight sections specifically rather than reopening the whole law.

Pre-reconciliation food rules come back automatically

Where those sections changed existing law, the older version is restored by this bill alone, with no separate follow-up legislation required.

The rollback is total, not a phase-out

The bill restores prior law "as if those sections had not been enacted," aiming to reset the affected text completely rather than sunsetting the changes over time.

No new benefits or dollar amounts

The bill sets no new SNAP benefit, payment formula, or income test. Its effect comes entirely from undoing the reconciliation changes, not from creating a replacement program.

No transition period is written in

H.R. 6088 includes no phase-in schedule, enforcement provision, or appropriation. States and program operators would look to the restored underlying law for the rules that apply.

Who benefits from H.R. 6088?

Households on SNAP and other food assistance

Families whose benefits or eligibility were changed by the reconciliation law would see the earlier rules restored — the core group sponsors say the bill is written to protect.

Anti-hunger and farm advocacy groups

Organizations that opposed the 2025 nutrition changes get a clean repeal vote rather than a narrower administrative fix to campaign around.

Farmers tied to nutrition programs

Producers and farm interests connected to federal food programs — the bill's title names "American Families and Farmers" as its intended beneficiaries.

House Democrats making a food-security argument

With 205 cosponsors, backers get a single up-or-down marker on whether the reconciliation nutrition changes should stand.

Who is affected by H.R. 6088?

People currently under the reconciliation nutrition rules

If your SNAP eligibility or benefit changed under sections 10101 through 10108, those rules would disappear and the earlier version would apply.

State nutrition program administrators

State agencies may have to rework guidance, forms, and eligibility systems if federal law reverts without a transition window.

Program operators and compliance staff

Anyone tracking requirements under the reconciliation law would need to compare the repealed sections against the restored older text to know which rules govern.

Backers of the reconciliation law

Lawmakers who wrote the 2025 nutrition changes would see a signature piece of that law overturned if H.R. 6088 became law.

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HR6088 Legislative Journey

2 actions

House: Committee Action

Jan 13, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

House: Committee Action

Nov 18, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

About the Sponsor

Jahana Hayes

Democrat, Connecticut's 5th congressional district · 7 years in Congress

Committees: Agriculture, Education and Workforce

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Cosponsors (205)

No new cosponsors in 86 days — momentum stalled

All 205 cosponsors are Democrats. Cosponsors represent 39 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, and 36 more.

205Democrats·39 states

Angie Craig

Democrat · MN

Alma Adams

Democrat · NC

Gabe Amo

Democrat · RI

Yassamin Ansari

Democrat · AZ

Becca Balint

Democrat · VT

Nanette Barragán

Democrat · CA

Joyce Beatty

Democrat · OH

Wesley Bell

Democrat · MO

Donald Beyer

Democrat · VA

Sanford Bishop

Democrat · GA

Suzanne Bonamici

Democrat · OR

Shontel Brown

Democrat · OH

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Committee Sponsors

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H.R. 6088 Quick Facts

Cosponsors

205

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Committee: Agriculture
Chamber: House
Policy: Agriculture and Food
Introduced: Nov 18, 2025

Assigned to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. for review

Jan 13, 2026

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Official Sources

H.R. 6088 on Congress.gov

Official bill page with text, actions, cosponsors, and committee referrals for H.R. 6088.

USDA SNAP Program

Official SNAP program page relevant to questions about whether H.R. 6088 changes food benefit amounts or nutrition program rules.

SNAP Eligibility Rules

Official SNAP eligibility guidance, the kind of rule set that would revert to its pre-reconciliation version if this bill became law.

USDA Food and Nutrition Administration

The USDA agency that administers SNAP and other federal nutrition programs affected by the sections this bill would repeal.

U.S. Code (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)

Official U.S. Code source for checking the statutory text that would be restored if the bill repeals the reconciliation nutrition amendments.

GovInfo Congressional Bills Collection

Official government repository for bill text and legislative documents, useful for comparing H.R. 6088 with the reconciliation law it targets.

USDA National Agricultural Library

Official USDA research and reference source for agricultural and nutrition policy background relevant to the laws affected by this bill.

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What does H.R. 6088 actually do?

It repeals eight nutrition sections of the 2025 budget reconciliation law and restores the food assistance rules that were in place before those changes took effect.