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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 39 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify work requirements 

under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 24 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2023 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida 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 modify 

work requirements under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Let’s Get to Work 

5 Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SNAP WORK REQUIREMENTS. 

7 (a) REPEAL OF WAIVER.—Section 2301 of the Fami8 lies First Coronavirus Response Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 note; 

9 Public Law 116–127) is repealed. 

10 (b) WORK REQUIREMENTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(o) of the Food 

2 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is 

3 amended— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre5 ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or, in 

6 the case of a parent or other member of a 

7 household with responsibility for a dependent 

8 child, 6 months (consecutive or otherwise),’’ be9 fore ‘‘during which’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

12 ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding 

14 ‘‘under 6 years of age’’ before the semi15 colon at the end; 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

17 ‘‘or’’ at the end after the semicolon; 

18 (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

19 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

20 and 

21 (v) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(F)(i) responsible for a dependent indi23 vidual; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) married to, and resides with, an indi2 vidual who is in compliance with the require3 ments of paragraph (2).’’; and 

4 (C) in paragraph (6)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

6 ‘‘(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(G)’’; 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

8 ‘‘(F) and (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E) and 

9 (G)’’; 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

11 ‘‘(F) through (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E) 

12 through (G)’’; 

13 (iv) by striking subparagraph (E); 

14 (v) by redesignating subparagraphs 

15 (F) through (H) as subparagraphs (E) 

16 through (G), respectively; and 

17 (vi) in subparagraph (E) (as so redes18 ignated), by striking ‘‘(C), (D), or (E)’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘(C) or (D)’’. 

20 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

21 16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

22 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I)) is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘3-month period’’ and inserting ‘‘3-month 

24 or 6-month period, as applicable,’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND 

2 TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 

3 (a) PUBLIC HOUSING.—Section 3 of the United 

4 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) is amend5 ed by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(e) WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILIES.—The re7 quirements described in section 6(o) of the Food and Nu8 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) shall apply with 

9 respect to any individual who— 

10 ‘‘(1) is a member of a family residing in a pub11 lic housing dwelling; and 

12 ‘‘(2) is not exempted from those requirements 

13 under paragraph (3) of such section.’’. 

14 (b) TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 

15 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

16 1437f(o)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(22) WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILIES.— 

18 The requirements described in section 6(o) of the 

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

20 shall apply with respect to any individual who— 

21 ‘‘(A) is a member of a family receiving ten22 ant-based assistance; and 

23 ‘‘(B) is not exempted from those require24 ments under paragraph (3) of such section.’’. 

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