H.R. 1550 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1550 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2023Mr. LaTurner (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. Guest) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jobs and Opportunities for SNAP Act. 2. Restoring the work requirement for able-bodied adults without dependents in the supplemental nutrition assistance program Section 2301 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127; 7 U.S.C. 2011 note) is repealed. 3. Standardizing work requirements for able-bodied adults in the supplemental nutrition assistance program Section 6(o)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)) is amended to read as follows: (3) Exception Paragraph (2) shall not apply to an individual if the individual is— (A) under 18 or over 65 years of age; (B) medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment; (C) a parent or other member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child under 7 years of age; (D) otherwise exempt under subsection (d)(2); or (E) a pregnant woman. . 4. Standardizing enforcement of work requirements in the supplemental nutrition assistance program Section 6(o)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(4)) is repealed. 5. Reforming work requirement exemptions in the supplemental nutrition assistance program Section 6(o)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(6)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking 12 percent and inserting 3 percent, and (2) in subparagraph (G) by inserting that begins before the date of the enactment of the America Works Act of 2023 after year the 2d place it appears. 6. Conforming amendments Section 16(h)(1))(E)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)(ii) is amended— (1) in subclause (II) by adding and at the end, (2) by striking subclause (III), and (3) by redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (III).