Providing Relief to Individuals Desiring Employment (PRIDE) Act of 2013
Latest action (2 Aug 2013): Introduced
What this bill does
The PRIDE Act of 2013 (H.R. 3055) would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to let states voluntarily run SNAP work-requirement pilot projects. Participating states could require certain "able-bodied" adults to complete at least 20 hours per week of specified work activities—such as employment, job training, education, or community service—as a condition of receiving benefits, with penalties for noncompliance ranging from reduced to fully discontinued household benefits. States would set an upper age limit (between 50 and 60) for who is subject to the requirement, and would exempt certain groups, including caregivers of young children when child care is unavailable, people with disabilities, and domestic violence victims. Pilots would run three to five years, be independently evaluated, and states could receive bonus federal funding equal to half of measured SNAP savings. The bill also requires state SNAP agencies to verify applicants' wages using the National Directory of New Hires.
The bill would primarily affect state SNAP administrators, who could opt in to design and run these pilots, and SNAP recipients classified as able-bodied adults without young children, who could face new work participation requirements and potential benefit reductions for noncompliance. It would not change SNAP nationally unless a state chooses to participate.
Introduced by Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) on August 2, 2013, with several cosponsors, the bill was referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. According to available records, it received no further votes or committee action before the end of the 113th Congress.
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Official summary
Providing Relief to Individuals Desiring Employment (PRIDE) Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, effective as of October 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out pilot projects to permit states to run a work program (with certain features comparable to the program of block grants for temporary assistance for needy families under title IV of the Social Security Act) to increase employment and self-sufficiency through increased accountability (thereby reducing the need for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program)).
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3055 do?
- The PRIDE Act of 2013 (H.R. 3055) would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to let states voluntarily run SNAP work-requirement pilot projects. Participating states could require certain "able-bodied" adults to complete at least 20 hours per week of specified work activities—such as employment, job training, education, or community service—as a condition of receiving benefits, with penalties for noncompliance ranging from reduced to fully discontinued household benefits. States would set an upper age limit (between 50 and 60) for who is subject to the requirement, and would exempt certain groups, including caregivers of young children when child care is unavailable, people with disabilities, and domestic violence victims. Pilots would run three to five years, be independently evaluated, and states could receive bonus federal funding equal to half of measured SNAP savings. The bill also requires state SNAP agencies to verify applicants' wages using the National Directory of New Hires. The bill would primarily affect state SNAP administrators, who could opt in to design and run these pilots, and SNAP recipients classified as able-bodied adults without young children, who could face new work participation requirements and potential benefit reductions for noncompliance. It would not change SNAP nationally unless a state chooses to participate. Introduced by Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) on August 2, 2013, with several cosponsors, the bill was referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. According to available records, it received no further votes or committee action before the end of the 113th Congress.
- Has H.R. 3055 become law?
- Not yet. As of 2 Aug 2013, H.R. 3055 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3055?
- H.R. 3055 was sponsored by Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL2, 2011-2014] (Republican-FL), with 10 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3055?
- Introduced (2 Aug 2013).
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