118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1188 — SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2023

“A bill to help individuals receiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program in obtaining self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Apr 18, 2023

Last action Apr 18, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Apr 18, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Apr 18, 2023

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Step 3

Committee

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Senate

Step 5

House floor

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill amends how U.S. poverty levels are determined and amends the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Bureau of the Census must (1) collect specified data regarding the receipt of federal benefits and individual income, and (2) use the data to provide an alternative poverty measure. The bill also establishes a Commission on Valuation of Federal Benefits to recommend the valuation of specific federal benefits for the purpose of estimating the Federal Poverty Level. This bill expands the applicability of the work requirements for SNAP recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). (These individuals have further work requirements in addition to the...

Provisions · 16 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

4 provisions

10 provisions

Timeline · 2 actions

Apr 18, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Apr 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.