Make the Summer EBT program permanent and national.

Jahana Hayes · Connecticut · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.80 extraction confidence 82%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Her legislation would ... make the Summer-EBT program permanent and national

Hayes's office says her nutrition legislation would make Summer EBT permanent and national.

Nutrition | Congresswoman Jahana Hayes
secondary · official_post · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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USDA's interim final rule says the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 required establishment of a permanent Summer EBT program and codified it in federal regulations, effective December 29, 2023. The rule states Congress established a permanent, nationwide Summer EBT program beginning in 2024.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is the strongest delivery evidence: federal law and USDA rulemaking had already made Summer EBT a permanent nationwide federal program beginning summer 2024, before Hayes's 2024 reelection term began.

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Federal Register: Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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GovInfo lists H.R. 3217 as introduced by Mr. Levin for himself and Mrs. Hayes, referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, to expand Summer EBT to benefit transfers during school closures.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the 119th Congress term produced by the 2024 campaign, Hayes took concrete legislative action to expand and strengthen Summer EBT, but the bill record only shows introduction and referral, not enactment. This supports effort beyond the already-delivered permanent Summer EBT authorization, not a new completed delivery in this term.

partial same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 3217 (119th Congress), Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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The core promised outcome, a permanent nationwide Summer EBT program, was established by federal law through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and implemented by USDA rulemaking effective December 29, 2023, with nationwide operation beginning in summer 2024. That means the policy was already delivered before the 119th Congress term produced by Hayes's 2024 reelection campaign. Hayes later co-introduced H.R. 3217 in 2025 to expand Summer EBT coverage during school closures, but that bill was only introduced and referred, so it supports continued effort rather than a separate same-term delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%