Let's Get to Work Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-87
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2025-01-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Let's Get to Work Act of 2025</strong></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 expands the applicability of the work requirements for SNAP recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). As background, SNAP recipients who are ABAWDs have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.</p><p>The bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 60 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 55 years old.</p><p>Further, the&nbsp;ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted under the bill to a dependent child under the age of&nbsp;six. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill allows a member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child to participate in SNAP&nbsp;for up to 6 months (currently 3 months) over a 36-month period without meeting the ABAWD work requirements.</p><p>The bill also includes an exception for an individual who (1) is responsible for a dependent individual, and (2) is married to and resides with an individual who complies with the SNAP work requirements.</p><p>Additionally, the bill establishes work requirements for families residing in public housing by applying the SNAP work requirements for ABAWDs to the HUD public housing and tenant-based rental assistance (voucher) programs.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 87 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 14, 2025 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 2025 . 2. SNAP work requirements (a) In general Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) ) is amended— (1) 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 ; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) over 60 years of age; ; (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting under 6 years of age before the semicolon at the end; (C) in subparagraph (G), by striking or at the end; (D) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (I) (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 (3) in paragraph (6)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking (I) and inserting (H) ; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking (G) and (I) and inserting (F) and (H) ; (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking (G) through (I) and inserting (F) through (H) ; (D) by striking subparagraph (F); (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (J) as subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively; and (F) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by striking (C), (D),, (E), or (F) and inserting (C), (D), or (E) . (b) 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. .