[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4438 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4438
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify work requirements
under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 21, 2022
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify work requirements
under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Let's Get to Work Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. SNAP WORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Repeal of Waiver.--Section 2301 of the Families First
Coronavirus Response Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 note; Public Law 116-127) is
repealed.
(b) Work Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or, in the case of a
parent or other member of a household with
responsibility for a dependent child, 6 months
(consecutive or otherwise),'' before ``during which'';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``50''
and inserting ``60'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``under
6 years of age'' before the semicolon at the
end;
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``or'' at the end after the semicolon;
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(v) by adding at the end the following:
``(F)(i) responsible for a dependent individual;
and
``(ii) married to, and resides with, an individual
who is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph
(2).''; and
(C) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``(H)'' and inserting ``(G)'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(F)
and (H)'' and inserting ``(E) and (G)'';
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``(F) through (H)'' and inserting ``(E) through
(G)'';
(iv) by striking subparagraph (E);
(v) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (G),
respectively; and
(vi) in subparagraph (E) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``(C), (D), or (E)''
and inserting ``(C) or (D)''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I) of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2025(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``3-month period''
and inserting ``3-month or 6-month period, as applicable,''.
SEC. 3. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT-BASED RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
(a) Public Housing.--Section 3 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Work Requirements for Families.--The requirements described
in section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2015(o)) shall apply with respect to any individual who--
``(1) is a member of a family residing in a public housing
dwelling; and
``(2) is not exempted from those requirements under
paragraph (3) of such section.''.
(b) Tenant-Based Rental Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Section 8(o) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(21) Work requirements for families.--The requirements
described in section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) shall apply with respect to any individual
who--
``(A) is a member of a family receiving tenant-
based assistance; and
``(B) is not exempted from those requirements under
paragraph (3) of such section.''.
(2) Prospective technical amendment.--Effective on December
27, 2022, paragraph (21) of section 8(o) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), as added by section
101(b)(2)(B) of division Q of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 2462), is redesignated
as paragraph (22).
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