S. 1156 — Introduced in Senate

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1156 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2025Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Welch, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gallego, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Secure Strikers Act of 2025. 2. Eligibility of striking workers Section 6(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(D)— (A) by striking clause (iv); and (B) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program at any time that and inserting be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as a result of; (B) by striking is on strike and inserting being on strike; and (C) by striking : Provided, That and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a period.