H.R. 3087 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2023Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Ms. Adams, and Mr. Molinaro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt workforce training dollars as income for supplemental nutrition assistance program beneficiaries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Training and Nutrition Stability Act. 2. Amendment to the supplemental nutrition assistance program Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended by striking subsection (l). 3. Exclusion for income from employment and training program Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (18) by striking and at the end, (2) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at the end and by inserting ; and, and (3) by adding at the following the end the following: (20) Income a household member receives from allowances, earning, and payments to household members participating in any program defined in section 6(o)(1), any program established under section 6(d)(4), any vocational rehabilitation program established and defined under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and any refugee employment program established and defined under section 412(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. .