119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1156Food Secure Strikers Act of 2025

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure that striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Mar 26, 2025
Last action Mar 26, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 26, 2025
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Referred
Mar 26, 2025
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 allows certain striking workers and their households to maintain their eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, the bill provides that a household that would otherwise be eligible to participate in SNAP is eligible for benefits if any member of the household is on strike because of a labor dispute. Current law generally prohibits a household from participating in SNAP if any member of the household is on strike unless the household was eligible for SNAP immediately prior to the strike. Also, under current law, households are not eligible for an increased SNAP allotment as a result of the decreased income of a striking member of the househ...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
AmendmentAI
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.