Let's Get to Work Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-39
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-24
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Let's Get to Work Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill modifies and expands work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and certain housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).</p> <p>Specifically, the bill repeals the temporary suspension of work requirements due to COVID-19 that allowed participants who would have lost eligibility due to such requirements to continue to receive SNAP benefits. It also expands work requirements under SNAP to apply to all able-bodied adults receiving benefits who are under the age of 60 (currently 50) as well as to individuals who have children over the age of 6. The bill exempts from work requirements an individual who is responsible for a dependent and married to, and resides with, an individual who is in compliance with the work requirements. The bill terminates a state's authority to provide exemptions to individuals who do not meet work requirements.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill establishes work requirements for families residing in public housing by applying SNAP work requirements to the HUD public housing and tenant-based rental assistance (voucher) programs.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 39 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let's Get to Work Act of 2023 . 2. SNAP work requirements (a) Repeal of waiver Section 2301 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 note; Public Law 116–127 ) is repealed. (b) Work requirements (1) In general Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , or, in the case of a parent or other member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child, 6 months (consecutive or otherwise), before during which ; (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 50 and inserting 60 ; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding under 6 years of age before the semicolon at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking or at the end after the semicolon; (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (v) by adding at the end the following: (F) (i) responsible for a dependent individual; and (ii) married to, and resides with, an individual who is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2). ; and (C) in paragraph (6)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking (H) and inserting (G) ; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking (F) and (H) and inserting (E) and (G) ; (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking (F) through (H) and inserting (E) through (G) ; (iv) by striking subparagraph (E); (v) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; and (vi) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated), by striking (C), (D), or (E) and inserting (C) or (D) . (2) Conforming amendment Section 16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I) ) is amended by striking 3-month period and inserting 3-month or 6-month period, as applicable, . 3. Work requirements for public housing and tenant-based rental assistance (a) Public housing Section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Work requirements for families The requirements described in section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) ) shall apply with respect to any individual who— (1) is a member of a family residing in a public housing dwelling; and (2) is not exempted from those requirements under paragraph (3) of such section. . (b) Tenant-Based rental assistance Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (22) Work requirements for families The requirements described in section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) ) shall apply with respect to any individual who— (A) is a member of a family receiving tenant-based assistance; and (B) is not exempted from those requirements under paragraph (3) of such section. .