SNAP Next Step Act of 2023
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (18 Jul 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
The SNAP Next Step Act of 2023 would allow state agencies to use funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to support certain employment and training programs. Specifically, states could use this funding to enroll eligible SNAP participants into programs authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
To be eligible, an individual must be part of a household receiving SNAP benefits, meet SNAP participation or exemption requirements, be unemployed or underemployed, not receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds, and not be enrolled in a state's "Employment First" program. The bill also proposes that states could create online tools to help SNAP recipients estimate how their benefits might change compared to potential income from new jobs.
This bill was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. No further actions have been taken on it.
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Official summary
SNAP Next Step Act of 2023
This bill allows a state agency to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative funding for certain Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs.
Specifically, a state agency may recruit eligible SNAP participants for, and carry out employment and training activities under, WIOA programs. Participants must (1) be in a household that is receiving SNAP assistance, (2) meet SNAP participation requirements (e.g., work requirements) or be exempt from those requirements, (3) be unemployed or underemployed, (4) be in a family that is not receiving assistance under a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, and (5) not be enrolled in a state program that is identified as an Employment First program by a state workforce agency.
Further, a state agency may develop a publicly available employment calculator for the state agency's website to assist SNAP recipients in calculating whether the amount of benefits received would be greater or lesser than income from future employment. Developing the calculator must be considered an administrative cost, which is shared by a state agency and the Department of Agriculture.
Timeline
18 Jul 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 2365 do?
- The SNAP Next Step Act of 2023 would allow state agencies to use funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to support certain employment and training programs. Specifically, states could use this funding to enroll eligible SNAP participants into programs authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). To be eligible, an individual must be part of a household receiving SNAP benefits, meet SNAP participation or exemption requirements, be unemployed or underemployed, not receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds, and not be enrolled in a state's "Employment First" program. The bill also proposes that states could create online tools to help SNAP recipients estimate how their benefits might change compared to potential income from new jobs. This bill was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. No further actions have been taken on it.
- Has S. 2365 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2365. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2365?
- S. 2365 was sponsored by Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2365?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (18 Jul 2023).
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