S 2420
114th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015
Introduced: December 17, 2015
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 17, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection 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.
The bill also exempts from work requirements veterans who are participating in certain programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state to further employment or rehabilitation goals. The bill permits the Department of Agriculture to allocate specified funds to states for the employment programs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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