HR 1452 · in committee · significant
Ending the Cycle of Dependency Act of 2025
- healthcare
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill requires adults aged 19-59 to work or participate in work programs at least 80 hours monthly to receive Medicaid.
- It affects low-income adults on Medicaid and SNAP, including homeless individuals and those with older children.
- States can remove people from Medicaid rolls if they don't meet work requirements; no unemployment waivers allowed.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would an 80-hour monthly work requirement affect people with disabilities, caregiving responsibilities, or unstable housing who currently receive Medicaid?
- 02
What evidence exists that work requirements reduce long-term dependency versus simply removing coverage from those unable to meet the threshold?
- 03
Which groups—such as seasonal workers, people in rural areas with limited jobs, or those with medical barriers—might struggle most to comply with this requirement?
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Sponsor · R-MO-7
Eric Burlison
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
5/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-20
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-20 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
2025-02-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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