118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 1581: America Works Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill expands applicability of the work requirements for 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.)
Specifically, this bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 65 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 50 years old.
Further, the ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted to a dependent child under the age of seven. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18.
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The bill also amends an ABAWD waiver program that allows state exemptions based on an area having an unemployment rate of over 10% or an insufficient number of jobs. Specifically, the bill repeals the second basis for a state exemption, which applies to areas that have an insufficient number of jobs.
Under current law, a state agency may exempt up to 12% of SNAP recipients from the ABAWD work requirements for each fiscal year; unused exemptions may be carried over and used in a subsequent fiscal year. Under the bill, unused exemptions may not be carried over.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Mark Alford R-MOOriginal
- Josh Brecheen R-OKOriginal
- Michael Cloud R-TXOriginal
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer R-OROriginal
- Warren Davidson R-OHOriginal
- Jake Ellzey R-TXOriginal
- Charles (Chuck) Edwards R-NCOriginal
- Patrick Fallon R-TXOriginal
- Randy Feenstra R-IAOriginal
- Virginia Foxx R-NCOriginal
- C. Franklin R-FLOriginal
- Glenn Grothman R-WIOriginal
- Richard Hudson R-NCOriginal
- Jennifer Kiggans R-VAOriginal
- Doug Lamborn R-COOriginal
- Mary Miller R-ILOriginal
- Max Miller R-OHOriginal
- Troy Nehls R-TXOriginal
- Andrew Ogles R-TNOriginal
- August Pfluger R-TXOriginal
- Matthew Rosendale R-MTOriginal
- Tim Walberg R-MIOriginal
- Randy Weber R-TXOriginal
- Ryan Zinke R-MTOriginal
- Scott Fitzgerald R-WI
- Juan Ciscomani R-AZ
- Byron Donalds R-FL
- Scott DesJarlais R-TN
- Russell Fry R-SC
- Matt Gaetz R-FL
- Alexander Mooney R-WV
- Barry Moore R-AL
- Nathaniel Moran R-TX
- Clarence Owens R-UT
- Eric Crawford R-AR
- Russ Fulcher R-ID
- Anna Luna R-FL
- Dale Strong R-AL
- Ben Cline R-VA
- Beth Van Duyne R-TX
- Rudy Yakym R-IN
- Ronny Jackson R-TX
- William Timmons R-SC
- Eli Crane R-AZ
- Tom McClintock R-CA
- Lisa McClain R-MI
- Erin Houchin R-IN
Who scored on this bill
- 1Dusty Johnson SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Dusty Johnson.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.