Short Title

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act of 2025’’.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Fee-Free4
Benefit Transactions Act of 2025’’.5

SECTION 2. PROHIBITED FEES

Section 7(h)(13)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act8
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(13)(B)) is amended to read9
as follows:10
‘‘(B) OTHER FEES .—11
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‘‘(i) PROHIBITION .—Neither a State,12
nor any agent, contractor, or subcontractor13
of a State who facilitates the provision of14
supplemental nutrition assistance program15
benefits in such State may impose a fee on16
a SNAP authorized retailer for EBT17
transactions including switching (as defined18
in subsection (j)(1)(H)) or routing19
such benefits, for costs to implement sub-20
sections (d) and (f)(5)(B).21
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION .—The prohibition22
against fees described in clause (i) shall23
not apply towards costs associated with24
equipment rentals.’’.25

SECTION 3. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT

The amendment made by section 2 shall be applied26
to supersede the provisions of title IV of division HH of27
the Consolidation Appropriations Act, 2023 or any agency28
action taken under the authority of such provisions.29

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall30
take effect October 1, 2025.31