H.R. 7522: Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2026

H.R. 7522 would repeal the federal SNAP rule that can cut off certain adults after three months if they do not meet work-reporting requirements.

In practice, this is aimed at adults without dependents who can lose benefits on a tight timeline even when their problem is inconsistent hours, health limitations, homelessness, or missing paperwork rather than refusing to work. The bill's findings say about 6.1 million people are currently subject to that rule.

The bill also removes related references elsewhere in federal law so agencies are not still building programs around a requirement Congress would be ending. That includes a state allocation tied to work opportunities and a few cleanup changes in workforce and tax law.

The core change for you is straightforward: if this becomes law, SNAP eligibility would no longer hinge on that separate three-month federal clock.

The change would not happen overnight. Most of the bill would take effect 180 days after enactment, and benefits already issued before that date would stay under the old rules.

Supporters argue the rule pushes people off food aid without reducing poverty, while critics are likely to argue repeal weakens work-based eligibility and increases SNAP spending.