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S 1156 · in committee · significant

Food Secure Strikers Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill allows striking workers and their households to keep SNAP food assistance benefits.
  • It affects workers on strike for labor disputes and government employees dismissed for striking.
  • The bill repeals current restrictions that cut off SNAP when workers strike or lose jobs over strikes.

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    How would allowing strikers to retain SNAP benefits affect the duration and leverage dynamics of labor disputes?

  2. 02

    Which groups—striking workers, employers, or taxpayers—would experience the most significant consequences if this bill becomes law?

  3. 03

    What evidence exists that current SNAP restrictions on strikers create unintended hardships versus encouraging faster dispute resolution?

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John Fetterman

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Introduced 2025-03-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-26 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  2. 2025-03-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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