SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2024
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (18 Dec 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
What this bill does
S. 5596, the SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2024, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to change how the federal government shares the cost of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with states. The bill would require that, within one year of enactment, wages for state employees who administer SNAP be set at no less than comparable federal pay rates (based on the federal General Schedule pay system), with annual updates matching any federal pay or locality increases. States would need to submit wage plans for federal approval. Once approved, the federal government would cover 100 percent of a state agency's administrative personnel costs tied to hiring, training, and maintaining SNAP staff and complying with the new wage standards.
The bill primarily affects state agencies that administer SNAP and their employees, as well as federal agencies overseeing the program. States would be required to use the additional federal funds to supplement, not replace, existing non-federal funding, and to maintain or increase staffing levels above what existed in fiscal year 2023. The stated goal is to help states recruit and retain qualified SNAP administrative staff.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on December 18, 2024, by Senator Ben Ray Luján and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It was introduced in the final weeks of the 118th Congress and did not receive a vote before that Congress ended, meaning it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to be considered further.
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Timeline
18 Dec 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Common questions
- What does S. 5596 do?
- S. 5596, the SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2024, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to change how the federal government shares the cost of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with states. The bill would require that, within one year of enactment, wages for state employees who administer SNAP be set at no less than comparable federal pay rates (based on the federal General Schedule pay system), with annual updates matching any federal pay or locality increases. States would need to submit wage plans for federal approval. Once approved, the federal government would cover 100 percent of a state agency's administrative personnel costs tied to hiring, training, and maintaining SNAP staff and complying with the new wage standards. The bill primarily affects state agencies that administer SNAP and their employees, as well as federal agencies overseeing the program. States would be required to use the additional federal funds to supplement, not replace, existing non-federal funding, and to maintain or increase staffing levels above what existed in fiscal year 2023. The stated goal is to help states recruit and retain qualified SNAP administrative staff. The bill was introduced in the Senate on December 18, 2024, by Senator Ben Ray Luján and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It was introduced in the final weeks of the 118th Congress and did not receive a vote before that Congress ended, meaning it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to be considered further.
- Has S. 5596 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 5596. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 5596?
- S. 5596 was sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 5596?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (18 Dec 2024).
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