Let’s Get to Work Act of 2025
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Latest action (14 Mar 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
What this bill does
The Let's Get to Work Act of 2025, introduced in the House of Representatives, proposes changes to work requirements for certain federal assistance programs. The bill would extend SNAP work requirements to adults up to age 60, instead of the current age limit of 55. It also modifies the exemption for parents or household members responsible for a dependent child, limiting it to children under age six, down from the current age of 18. Additionally, the bill introduces work requirements for individuals residing in public housing or receiving tenant-based rental assistance, mirroring SNAP's ABAWD requirements.
These changes would affect able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) participating in SNAP, potentially requiring more individuals to meet work-related conditions to receive benefits. The bill also expands these work requirements to residents of public housing and recipients of housing vouchers. One provision allows SNAP participation for up to six months without meeting ABAWD work requirements for a household member responsible for a dependent child, an increase from the current three months. A new exemption is also added for individuals married to and living with someone complying with SNAP work requirements.
H.R. 1198 was introduced on February 11, 2025, and referred to the House Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services. It has not advanced beyond the introduction stage. If passed by the House, it would proceed to the Senate for consideration.
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Official summary
Let's Get to Work Act of 2025
This bill modifies and expands work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and certain housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Specifically, the bill expands the applicability of the work requirements for SNAP recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). As background, SNAP recipients who are ABAWDs have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.
The bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 60 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 55 years old.
Further, the ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted under the bill to a dependent child under the age of six. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18.
The bill allows a member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child to participate in SNAP for up to 6 months (currently 3 months) over a 36-month period without meeting the ABAWD work requirements.
The bill also includes an exception for an individual who (1) is responsible for a dependent individual, and (2) is married to and resides with an individual who complies with the SNAP work requirements.
Additionally, the bill establishes work requirements for families residing in public housing by applying the SNAP work requirements for ABAWDs to the HUD public housing and tenant-based rental assistance (voucher) programs.
Timeline
14 Mar 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 1198 do?
- The Let's Get to Work Act of 2025, introduced in the House of Representatives, proposes changes to work requirements for certain federal assistance programs. The bill would extend SNAP work requirements to adults up to age 60, instead of the current age limit of 55. It also modifies the exemption for parents or household members responsible for a dependent child, limiting it to children under age six, down from the current age of 18. Additionally, the bill introduces work requirements for individuals residing in public housing or receiving tenant-based rental assistance, mirroring SNAP's ABAWD requirements. These changes would affect able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) participating in SNAP, potentially requiring more individuals to meet work-related conditions to receive benefits. The bill also expands these work requirements to residents of public housing and recipients of housing vouchers. One provision allows SNAP participation for up to six months without meeting ABAWD work requirements for a household member responsible for a dependent child, an increase from the current three months. A new exemption is also added for individuals married to and living with someone complying with SNAP work requirements. H.R. 1198 was introduced on February 11, 2025, and referred to the House Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services. It has not advanced beyond the introduction stage. If passed by the House, it would proceed to the Senate for consideration.
- Has H.R. 1198 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 1198. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 1198?
- H.R. 1198 was sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 1198?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. (14 Mar 2025).
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