119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 9, 2025
RESTORE Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Dec 5, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Sep 9, 2025)
Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials Act of 2025 or the RESTORE Act of 2025
This bill repeals a prohibition barring an individual with certain felony drug convictions from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state may opt out of enforcing the ban on participation.
The bill also allows an individual who is incarcerated to apply for SNAP benefits before their release date. Specifically, the bill amends the definition of household to include incarcerated individuals who are scheduled to be released from an institution within 30 days. Currently, a state agency may apply to the Food and Nutrition Service for an administrative waiver in order to allow individuals to apply for SNAP benefits up to 30 days prior to release.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$125,337
Spent on own lobbying
…n Act of 2026 H.R. 5100 - To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes S.1546 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 S.1553 - PREVAIL Act H.R.5223 - RESTORE Act of 2025 -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$33,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…S. 3868) Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2025; PREA funding; (H.R.5109) TWICE Act, BOP ID Act (H.R.5152); PREA; (H.R.7765) Fair Future Act; Restore Act of 2025 (H.R.5223); Safer Detention Act (S.3485); First Step Implementation Act of 2025 (S.3482); (S.4500;H.R.8746) VICTIM Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$18,639
Spent on own lobbying
We urged Congress to support the RESTORE Act (H.R. 5223), a bill that would end the SNAP drug felony ban. We urged Congress to repeal the Thurmond Amendment to end housing discrimination via a bill called the Fair F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…S. 3868) Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2025; PREA funding; (H.R.5109) TWICE Act, BOP ID Act (H.R.5152); PREA; (H.R.7765) Fair Future Act; Restore Act of 2025 (H.R.5223); Safer Detention Act (S.3485); First Step Implementation Act of 2025 (S.3482); (S.4500;H.R.8746) VICTIM Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Amount not reported
We urged Congress to support the RESTORE Act (H.R. 5223), a bill that would end the SNAP drug felony ban. We urged Congress to repeal the Thurmond Amendment to end housing discrimination via a bill called the Fair F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: STRATEGIES 360
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and SNAP Employment and Training program (SNAP E&T); H.R. 2974/S. 1789, Training and Nutrition Stability Act; H.R. 5223, Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$217,428
Spent on own lobbying
…n Act of 2025 H.R. 5100 - To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes S.1546 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 S.1553 - PREVAIL Act H.R.5223 - RESTORE Act of 2025 -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 18, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$7,971
Spent on own lobbying
We urged Congress to support the RESTORE Act (119th Congress - H.R. 5223), a bill that would end the SNAP drug felony ban. We urged Congress to repeal the Thurmond Amendment to end housing discrimination via a bill called the Fair F…
Congress stated in the filing; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: STRATEGIES 360
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and SNAP Employment and Training program (SNAP E&T); H.R. 2974/S. 1789, Training and Nutrition Stability Act; H.R. 5223, Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing