This bill amends the law regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by directing the Department of Human Services to request a broad-based categorical eligibility waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture. The bill specifies that the Department shall not apply gross income standards for food assistance that exceed federal standards and will only grant categorical eligibility exemptions under the new waiver.

Additionally, the bill establishes a new asset limit of six thousand dollars ($6,000) for SNAP participants, which will be automatically adjusted for inflation every two years. The previous provisions regarding temporary increases in asset limits for households exceeding the federal resource limit have been removed, streamlining the eligibility process and ensuring that the asset limit remains consistent and responsive to inflation.