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HR 2974 · in committee · significant

Training and Nutrition Stability

What this bill does

  • This bill excludes income from job training programs when determining if households qualify for SNAP food assistance benefits.
  • It affects people receiving training through workforce programs, vocational rehab, or refugee employment initiatives.
  • The change takes effect immediately upon enactment with no specified appropriations or funding mechanism required.

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  1. 01

    How would excluding training program income from SNAP eligibility calculations affect the cost and reach of food assistance programs?

  2. 02

    Which workforce development programs should have their income counted versus excluded when determining household SNAP eligibility?

  3. 03

    What evidence suggests that counting training income as household earnings creates barriers to workforce participation that this bill aims to remove?

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Sponsor · D-NY-13

Adriano Espaillat

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Introduced 2025-04-21

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-21 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  2. 2025-04-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-04-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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