SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2018
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (1 Mar 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
What this bill does
S. 2477, the SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2018, would modify work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, it would exempt SNAP beneficiaries from work requirements if they are not offered a position in a state-administered job training or workfare program.
The bill also creates an exemption from SNAP work requirements for veterans who are participating in certain programs aimed at improving their employment or rehabilitation. These programs could be administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state. Additionally, the bill would allow the Department of Agriculture to provide funds to states to support these employment programs.
This bill was introduced in the Senate on March 1, 2018, and was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. As it has only been introduced, no further legislative action has occurred.
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Official 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.
Timeline
1 Mar 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Common questions
- What does S. 2477 do?
- S. 2477, the SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2018, would modify work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, it would exempt SNAP beneficiaries from work requirements if they are not offered a position in a state-administered job training or workfare program. The bill also creates an exemption from SNAP work requirements for veterans who are participating in certain programs aimed at improving their employment or rehabilitation. These programs could be administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state. Additionally, the bill would allow the Department of Agriculture to provide funds to states to support these employment programs. This bill was introduced in the Senate on March 1, 2018, and was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. As it has only been introduced, no further legislative action has occurred.
- Has S. 2477 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2477. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2477?
- S. 2477 was sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), with 5 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2477?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (1 Mar 2018).
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