US Congress Senate Bill 2420 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on December 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries from work requirements if they are not offered a position in a state job training or workfare program. The bill also exempts from work requirements veterans who are participating in certain programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state to further employment or rehabilitation goals. The bill permits the Department of Agriculture to allocate specified funds to states for the employment programs.

SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB1025 (Related) 2015-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2420/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2420/BILLS-114s2420is.pdf