I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8004 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to restore and standardize 
work requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2022 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. JOHNSON of 
South Dakota, Mr. MAST, Mr. GUEST, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. WESTERMAN, 
Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, and Mr. 
AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to restore 
and standardize work requirements for able-bodied adults 
enrolled in the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘America Works Act 
of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTORING THE WORK REQUIREMENT FOR ABLE- 
BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS IN 
THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 2301 of the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (Public Law 116-127; 7 U.S.C. 2011 note) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 3. STANDARDIZING WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE- 
BODIED ADULTS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NU-
TRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 6(o)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)) is amended 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) a parent or other member of a house-
hold with responsibility for a dependent child 
under 7 years of age; 
‘‘(D) otherwise exempt under subsection 
(d)(2); or 
‘‘(E) a pregnant woman.’’. 
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SEC. 4. STANDARDIZING ENFORCEMENT OF WORK RE-
QUIREMENTS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 6(o)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(4)) is repealed. 
SEC. 5. REFORMING WORK REQUIREMENT EXEMPTIONS IN 
THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 6(o)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(6)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘12 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘3 percent’’, and 
(2) in subparagraph (G) by inserting ‘‘that be-
gins before the date of the enactment of the America 
Works Act of 2022’’ after ‘‘year’’ the 2d place it ap-
pears. 
SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 16(h)(1))(E)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)(ii) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (II) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) by striking subclause (III), and 
(3) by redesignating subclause (IV) as sub-
clause (III). 
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