119-hr1452

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1452 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1452

 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 relating to work 
 requirements; to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
 establish work requirements under the Medicaid program.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 21, 2025

Mr. Burlison (for himself, Mr. Brecheen, and Mr. Onder) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 relating to work 
 requirements; to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
 establish work requirements under the Medicaid program.

 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 ``Ending the Cycle of Dependency Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008 RELATING TO 
 WORK REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Work Requirements.--

Section 6

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

    (6) (o) ) is amended--

    (1) 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;'' a after ``child'',
            (C) in subparagraph
        (E) by striking the semicolon 
 at the end and inserting ``; or'',
            (D) by striking subparagraphs
        (F) and
        (H) .; and
        (E) by redesignating subparagraph
        (G) as 
 subparagraph
        (F) , and

    (2) by striking subparagraph

    (4) .

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 311 of title II of division C of 
the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-5; 137 STAT. 36) 
is amended by striking subsection

    (b) .

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHING WORK REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--

Section 1903
            (i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b
            (i) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (26) , by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
 semicolon;

    (2) in paragraph

    (27) , by striking the period at the end 
 and inserting ``; or'';

    (3) by inserting after paragraph

    (27) the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (28) with respect to any amount expended for medical 
 assistance for an applicable individual for a month in a 
 calendar year if such individual did not meet the work 
 requirement under 

section 1905

    (kk) for 3 or more preceding 
 months during such calendar year while such individual was an 
 applicable individual and was enrolled in a State plan (or 
 waiver of such plan) under this title.''; and

    (4) in the flush left matter at the end, by striking ``and

    (18) '' and inserting ``

    (18) , and

    (28) ''.

    (b) Work Requirement.--

Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
 ``

    (kk) Work Requirement for Applicable Individuals.--
 ``

    (1) Work requirement described.--For purposes of 

section 1903
            (i) (28) , the work requirement described in this subsection 
 with respect to an applicable individual and a month is that 
 such individual satisfies at least one of the following with 
 respect to such month:
 ``
        (A) The individual works 80 hours or more per 
 month, or has a monthly income that is at least equal 
 to the Federal minimum wage under 

section 6 of the Fair 
 Labor Standards Act of 1938, multiplied by 80 hours.
 ``
        (B) The individual completes 80 hours or more of 
 community service per month.
 ``
            (C) The individual participates in a work program 
 for at least 80 hours per month.
 ``
            (D) The individual participates in a combination 
 of work, including community service, and a work 
 program for a total of at least 80 hours per month.
 ``

    (2) === Definitions. ===
-In this subsection:
 ``
        (A) Applicable individual.--The term `applicable 
 individual' means any individual who is not--
 ``
            (i) under 19 years of age or age 60 or 
 older;
 ``
            (ii) physically or mentally unfit for 
 employment, as determined and verified by a 
 physician or other medical professional;
 ``
            (iii) pregnant;
 ``
            (iv) the parent or caretaker of a 
 dependent child under the age of 6;
 ``
            (v) the parent or caretaker of an 
 incapacitated person;
 ``
            (vi) complying with work requirements 
 under a different program under Federal law;
 ``
            (vii) participating in a drug or alcohol 
 treatment and rehabilitation program (as 
 defined in 

section 3

    (h) of the Food and 
 Nutrition Act of 2008); or
 ``
            (viii) enrolled in an educational program 
 at least half time.
 ``
        (B) Educational program.--The term `educational 
 program' means--
 ``
            (i) an institution of higher education 
 (as defined in 

section 101

    (a) of the Higher 
 Education Act of 1965);
 ``
            (ii) a program of career and technical 
 education (as defined in 

section 3 of the Carl 
 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
 of 2006); or
 ``
            (iii) any other educational program 
 approved by the Secretary.
 ``
            (C) State medicaid agency.--The term `State 
 Medicaid agency' means the State agency responsible for 
 administering the State Medicaid plan.
 ``
            (D) Work program.--The term `work program' has 
 the meaning given such term in 

section 6

    (o)

    (1) of the 
 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.''.
            (c) State Option To Disenroll Certain Individuals.--

Section 1902

    (a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a

    (a) ) is amended by adding at 
the end of the flush left text following paragraph

    (87) the following: 
``Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this subsection, 
at the option of a State, such State may elect to disenroll an 
applicable individual for a month if, with respect to medical 
assistance furnished to such individual for such month, no Federal 
financial participation would be available, pursuant to 

section 1903
            (i) (28) .''.
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