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America Works Act of 2025

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Introduced:
Feb 24, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food

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Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Feb 24, 2025 00
<p><strong>America Works Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill expands the applicability of work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). As background, these SNAP recipients have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.</p><p>Specifically, the bill amends the exemptions to this requirement.</p><p>First, the bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 65 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 55 years old.</p><p>Second, the ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted to a dependent child under the age of seven. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18.</p><p>Third, the bill repeals the ABAWD exemptions&nbsp;for homeless individuals, veterans, and certain foster care individuals (those who are 24 years old or younger and were in foster care on the date of attaining 18 years of age or a higher age).</p><p>In addition, under current law, an ABAWD waiver program allows state exemptions based on an area having an unemployment rate of over 10% or an insufficient number of jobs. The bill amends the exemption to require the unemployment rate to be based on the rate for the&nbsp;county, instead of the area.&nbsp;Further, the bill repeals the provision that allows a state exemption if that area does not have a sufficient number of jobs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Actions (4)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Feb 24, 2025

Subjects (1)

Agriculture and Food (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (10)

Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]
(R-WI)
May 1, 2025
Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]
(R-NC)
Apr 2, 2025
Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]
(R-SC)
Mar 11, 2025
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
(R-NC)
Mar 5, 2025
Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]
(R-FL)
Mar 5, 2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
(R-TX)
Mar 5, 2025
Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
(R-OH)
Feb 24, 2025
Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
(R-IA)
Feb 24, 2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
(R-MN)
Feb 24, 2025
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
(R-CA)
Feb 24, 2025

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Feb 24, 2025
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Length: 2,486 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Feb 24, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 6:28 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1528 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1528

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to standardize work
requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in the supplemental
nutrition assistance program.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 24, 2025

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Davidson,
Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Finstad) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to standardize work
requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in the supplemental
nutrition assistance program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``America Works Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.

(a) Amendments to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.--
Section 6 (o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is amended-- (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: `` (3) Exception.

(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is amended--

(1) by amending paragraph

(3) to read as follows:
``

(3) Exception.--Paragraph

(2) shall not apply to an
individual if the individual is--
``
(A) under 18 or over 65 years of age;
``
(B) medically certified as physically or mentally
unfit for employment;
``
(C) is a parent or other member of a household
with responsibility for a dependent child under 7 years
of age;
``
(D) otherwise exempt under subsection
(d) (2) ; or
``
(E) a pregnant woman.'', and

(2) by amending subparagraph

(4)
(A) to read as follows:
``
(A) In general.--On the request of a State agency
and with the support of the chief executive officer of
the State, the Secretary may waive the applicability of
paragraph

(2) to any group of individuals in the State
if the Secretary makes the determination that the
county or county-equivalent in which the individuals
reside has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent.'',
and

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

(b) .
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