119th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 2974: Training and Nutrition Stability
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Summary
This bill excludes specific employment and training program funds from income when determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
As background, a household must have an income below a certain level to qualify for SNAP program benefits. Certain allowances, earnings, and payments do not count towards a household's income.
Under this bill, examples of programs excluded from income include Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs, vocational rehabilitation programs, and refugee employment programs.
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This bill also removes the requirement that earnings from on-the-job training be considered earned income for purposes of determining SNAP eligibility.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Alma Adams D-NCOriginal
- Don Bacon R-NEOriginal
- Robert Bresnahan R-PAOriginal
- Max Miller R-OHOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Wesley Bell D-MO
- Greg Landsman D-OH
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
Who scored on this bill
- 1Adriano Espaillat SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Adriano Espaillat.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.