3.0.0 1550 2025-05-06T18:51:48Z 2025-05-06T18:51:48Z House H HR 2023-03-10 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LaTURNER:H.R. 1550.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 torestore and standardize work requirements for able-bodiedadults enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition AssistanceProgram.[Page H1280]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Referred to 2023-04-05T20:38:15Z Referred To 2023-03-10T14:01:40Z 118 1062 S 2023-03-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2023-04-05 hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. Committee 2023-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000266 Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] Jake LaTurner R KS 2 N J000304 Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] Ronny Jackson R TX 13 2023-03-10 True M001211 Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] Mary Miller R IL E. 15 2023-03-10 True G000591 Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] Michael Guest R MS 3 2023-03-10 True E000071 Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] Jake Ellzey R TX 6 2023-03-17 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2023-03-30 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2023-03-30T20:15:15Z

00 2023-03-10 Introduced in House 2025-05-06T18:51:26Z <p><strong>Jobs and Opportunities for SNAP Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands applicability of the work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). (SNAP recipients who are ABAWDs have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.)</p><p>Specifically, this bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 65 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 50 years old.</p><p>Further, the ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted to a dependent child under the age of seven. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18.</p><p>The bill repeals COVID-19 public health emergency waivers issued for ABAWD work requirements.</p><p>The bill also repeals an ABAWD waiver program that allows state exemptions based on an area (1) having an unemployment rate of over 10%, or (2) not having a sufficient number of jobs.</p><p>Under current law, a state agency may exempt up to 12% of SNAP recipients from the ABAWD work requirements for each fiscal year; unused exemptions may be carried over and used in a subsequent fiscal year. The bill reduces the percentage of exemptions a state agency may provide to up to 3% of SNAP recipients and unused exemptions may not be carried over.</p>

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