Bill > HR1198

This bill, called the "Let's Get to Work Act of 2025", proposes significant changes to work requirements for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to low-income individuals. The bill modifies existing work requirements by introducing a six-month time limit for parents or household members with dependent children, adjusting age-related exemptions, and creating new exemption categories. Specifically, individuals over 60 years old, parents of children under 6 years old, and those responsible for a dependent individual who are married to a compliant spouse would be exempt from work requirements. The bill also extends these SNAP work requirements to public housing and tenant-based rental assistance programs, meaning that individuals receiving housing assistance would need to meet similar work participation standards. These changes aim to encourage workforce participation among SNAP recipients while providing some flexibility for specific family and age-related circumstances. The modifications could potentially impact benefit eligibility and encourage recipients to engage in work or job training activities to maintain their food and housing assistance.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1198/all-info