Poverty Line Act of 2025

This bill changes how the government calculates the federal poverty guidelines, which are used to decide who qualifies for programs like food stamps, children's health insurance, and free school lunches. Instead of the current method, the Department of Health and Human Services would calculate different poverty guidelines for different regions based on local costs for food, clothing, utilities, transportation, housing, and health insurance. The new regional guidelines cannot be lower than the current guidelines when the bill becomes law, and the department must review them at least every four years. The changes would take effect three years after the bill is signed into law.

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