,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aaef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,fetterman 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,smith1
 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mrs4    
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,welch1 
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4       
,gallego1 and ,ms4 ,slotkin7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and      
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to ensure that 
striking workers and their households do
 not become ineligible for benefits     
under the supplemental nutrition        
assistance program1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,food ,secure       
,strikers ,act of #bjbe4  #b4           
,eligibility of striking workers        
,section #f7;d7 of the ,food and        
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjae7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         

paragraph 7#a77;,d7-- 7,a7 by striking  
clause 7iv72 and  7,b7 by redesignating 
clauses 7v7 and 7vi7 as clauses 7iv7 and
 7v71 respectively2 and  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 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
 of2  7,b7 by striking is on strike and 
inserting being on strike2 and  7,c7 by 
striking 3 ,provided1 ,that and all that
 follows through the period at the end  
and inserting a period4