118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1062Jobs and Opportunities for SNAP Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to restore and standardize work requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Mar 29, 2023
Last action Mar 29, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 29, 2023
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Referred
Mar 29, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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.) 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. 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, t...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 29, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.