HR 1528 · in committee · significant
America Works Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill tightens work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving SNAP food assistance benefits.
- It affects SNAP recipients ages 56-65, parents of children over age 7, homeless people, veterans, and former foster youth.
- The bill takes effect upon enactment and makes it harder for states to waive work requirements in high-unemployment areas.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would tightening work requirements affect homeless individuals and veterans who face barriers to employment beyond their control?
- 02
What evidence supports the assumption that stricter work requirements will reduce poverty rather than create food insecurity for struggling families?
- 03
How might eliminating state waivers in high-unemployment areas impact communities experiencing economic downturns or job shortages?
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Sponsor · R-SD
Dusty Johnson
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
10/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-28
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-03-28 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
2025-02-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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