Food Access and Stability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4060
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-13
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Food assistance and relief

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Poverty and welfare assistance

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Food Access and Stability Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill repeals the sunset of the work requirements exemption for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). (SNAP recipients who are ABAWDs have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.)</p><p>Under current law, 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) are exempt from the work requirements for ABAWDs. This exemption sunsets at the end of FY2030. The bill repeals the sunset of these exemptions, making them permanent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4060 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2023 Ms. Caraveo (for herself, Mrs. Sykes , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Norton , Mr. Carson , Mr. Payne , Mr. Evans , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Titus , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Adams , and Ms. Escobar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 to repeal the sunset of the work requirement exemption applicable to homeless individuals, veterans, and foster care individuals for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Access and Stability Act of 2023 . 2. Amendment Section 311(b)(2) of title II of division C of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 ( Public Law 118–5 ) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (a)(1) .