US SB2477 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-01 - 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]
Status: Introduced on March 1 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-01 - 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]
Summary
SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2018 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.
Title
SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2018
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-03-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2684 (Related) 2017-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2477/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2477/BILLS-115s2477is.pdf |