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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to introduce legislation to reform the current food stamp program, including a requirement that recipients must be active in some kind of work.
As reported by Fox News, Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will introduce the “America Works Act of 2025,” which would mandate that any Americans on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) who are able-bodied and childless, and between the ages of 18 and 65, must work no less than 20 hours per week.
The work may be either through an occupation or work-related education. Exemptions would apply to adults who have a dependent child under the age of 7. Additional exemptions would be allowed for recipients living in counties where the unemployment rate is higher than 10%.
“Able-bodied people who can work should work if we want to continue to have our welfare programs be pathways out of poverty,” said Congressman Johnson in an interview. “There is no reliable path out of poverty that doesn’t have work, training and education at its core.”
Under the current requirements of the SNAP program, recipients between the ages of 18 and 54 can receive…
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