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HR 1025 114th Congress House Agriculture and Food Employment and training programs Food assistance and relief Poverty and welfare assistance

SNAP Work Opportunities Act of 2015

Introduced: February 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Feb 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 24, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E239-240)
Feb 24, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SNAP Work Opportunities Act of 2015

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries from work requirements if they are not offered a position in a state job training or workfare program.

What's happening now March 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5215 Related bill Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016
  • HR 5360 Related bill Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act
  • S 2420 Related bill SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 16
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 26, 2016
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 21, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 21, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 21, 2016
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 21, 2016
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 17, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 28, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 2, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 2, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 24, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1025: SNAP Work Opportunities Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1025/
MLA
"H.R. 1025: SNAP Work Opportunities Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1025/.
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H.R. 1025, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1025/.
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