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No Veteran Should Go Hungry Act of 2025
This bill requires that preseparation counseling provided to members of the Armed Forces under the Transition Assistance Program include information regarding federal food and nutrition assistance programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP).
People & committees
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D–NJ
Legislative record
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-18 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposal would add information and counseling about federal food assistance to the Transition Assistance Program. People receiving these services would learn about programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC). The information and counseling would be developed and provided in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.
2. Provision of food assistance program information as part of Transition Assistance Program
(20) Information and counseling developed and provided in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding Federal food and nutrition assistance programs, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
Section 1 would name the bill the No Veteran Should Go Hungry Act of 2025.
This Act may be cited as the No Veteran Should Go Hungry Act of 2025.
Section 2 would add a new paragraph to 10 U.S.C. 1142(b) covering food assistance information and counseling. Its coverage would extend to federal food and nutrition assistance programs generally, with SNAP and WIC specifically included.
Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(20) Information and counseling developed and provided in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding Federal food and nutrition assistance programs, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
The supplied March 26, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Armed Services on February 18, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-03-26T08:06:28Z. 2025-02-18: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 2025-02-18: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-18. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Other versions and earmark disclosure or committee materials are not supplied.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No narrow preferential exception or carve-out was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Providing information to the program's intended participants does not by itself constitute preferential treatment. This conclusion is limited to this version.
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