119-hr1198

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1198 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1198

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify work requirements 
 under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 11, 2025

 Mr. Kennedy of Utah (for himself and Mr. Brecheen) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
 of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
 concerned

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 A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify work requirements 
 under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Let's Get to Work Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. SNAP WORK REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 6

    (o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015

    (o) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (2) , in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by inserting ``, or, in the case of a parent or other 
 member of a household with responsibility for a dependent 
 child, 6 months (consecutive or otherwise),'' before ``during 
 which'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (3) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking clause
            (ii) and inserting the following:
 ``
            (ii) over 60 years of age;'';
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) , by inserting ``under 6 
 years of age'' before the semicolon at the end;
            (C) in subparagraph
        (G) , by striking ``or'' at the 
 end;
            (D) in subparagraph
        (H) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; or''; and
        (E) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (I) 
            (i) responsible for a dependent individual; 
 and
 ``
            (ii) married to, and resides with, an individual 
 who is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph

    (2) .''; and

    (3) in paragraph

    (6) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``
            (I) '' and 
 inserting ``
        (H) '';
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``
        (G) and
            (I) '' and inserting ``
        (F) and
        (H) '';
            (C) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking ``
        (G) through
            (I) '' and inserting ``
        (F) through
        (H) '';
            (D) by striking subparagraph
        (F) ;
        (E) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (G) through
        (J) as subparagraphs
        (F) through
            (I) , respectively; and
        (F) in subparagraph
        (F) (as so redesignated), by 
 striking ``
            (C) ,
            (D) ,,
        (E) , or
        (F) '' and inserting 
 ``
            (C) ,
            (D) , or
        (E) ''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 16

    (h)

    (1)
        (E)
            (ii) 
            (I) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025

    (h)

    (1)
        (E)
            (ii) 
            (I) ) is amended by 
striking ``3-month period'' and inserting ``3-month or 6-month period, 
as applicable,''.

SEC. 3. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT-BASED RENTAL 
 ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Public Housing.--

Section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (e) Work Requirements for Families.--The requirements described 
in 

section 6

    (o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2015

    (o) ) shall apply with respect to any individual who--
 ``

    (1) is a member of a family residing in a public housing 
 dwelling; and
 ``

    (2) is not exempted from those requirements under 
 paragraph

    (3) of such section.''.

    (b) Tenant-Based Rental Assistance.--

Section 8

    (o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f

    (o) ) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
 ``

    (22) Work requirements for families.--The requirements 
 described in 

section 6

    (o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
 (7 U.S.C. 2015

    (o) ) shall apply with respect to any individual 
 who--
 ``
        (A) is a member of a family receiving tenant-
 based assistance; and
 ``
        (B) is not exempted from those requirements under 
 paragraph

    (3) of such section.''.
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