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From Fox News: House Republicans are moving to put stricter work requirements on food stamps in a bid to cut government waste and find taxpayer savings for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
Cobbling the vast piece of legislation together takes coordination by 11 different House committees, each working on a portion of it under their panel’s jurisdiction.
The portion released on Monday night would raise the upper age limit for work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), from certain able-bodied adults up to age 54 to those up to age 64.
Whereas the current rules exempt people with dependents under age 18, the new provision would now include SNAP recipients with children above age 7 who otherwise qualify for work requirements.
One potential change reportedly under consideration would require parents of school-aged children to work or volunteer 20 hours a week or 80 hours a month, KCTV5 News reported.
Last week, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) said, “Under the current system, states exploit waivers from the federal government to weaken work requirements for food stamps. States need to have some skin in the game and keep SNAP affordable for those truly in need.”
Under the current system, states exploit waivers from the federal government to weaken work requirements for food stamps.
States need to have some skin in the game and keep SNAP affordable for those truly in need
@FmrRepMattGaetz pic.twitter.com/fgAADpckkh— Rep. Eric Burlison (@RepEricBurlison) May 8, 2025
Voters support SNAP reforms that would help able-bodied adults get back to work. pic.twitter.com/NlIMuHkhLi
— House Committee on Agriculture (@HouseAgGOP) May 14, 2025
Part of the Ag Committee’s part of the reconciliation bill (H/T @jamiedupree) raises the SNAP work requirement age for able-bodied adults without dependents from 54 to 64. It also changes the definition of “dependent child” from under 18 years to under 7 years old. pic.twitter.com/ywEv65gY6W
— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) May 13, 2025
The House Committee on Agriculture shared a video montage from several years back and wrote, “Once upon a time, Democrats believed in work requirements. Now? Not so much. Here’s a trip down memory lane:”
Once upon a time, Democrats believed in work requirements.
Now? Not so much. Here’s a trip down memory lane: pic.twitter.com/q6oVXJAG5c
— House Committee on Agriculture (@HouseAgGOP) May 14, 2025
With SNAP in the news, it’s worth revisiting just how far the so-called “farm bill coalition” has drifted over the years. pic.twitter.com/6xKcOLtqK8
— House Committee on Agriculture (@HouseAgGOP) May 14, 2025
.@RepLaMalfa highlights how bureaucrats have perverted the law to ensure the entire state of California would be waived from the SNAP work requirement.
California would rather keep individuals on SNAP unemployed instead of helping them land jobs. pic.twitter.com/cJlRj9LX3J
— House Committee on Agriculture (@HouseAgGOP) May 14, 2025
My bill, the America Works Act, would ensure work requirements for SNAP benefits are enforced and it would end the abuse of waivers by states. Work is the best pathway out of poverty. https://t.co/5lrOANSj6R
— Rep. Dusty Johnson (@RepDustyJohnson) May 7, 2025
Not one, but two @WSJ editorial endorsements of our commonsense budget reconciliation measures.
📰: https://t.co/gg1tROo7so
📰: https://t.co/M0wbr7Es3p pic.twitter.com/zOeq6KO6Ju— House Committee on Agriculture (@HouseAgGOP) May 14, 2025
READ MORE from Fox News.
House Republicans unveil new food stamp work requirements for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ https://t.co/3mfZXRQJ0B
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 13, 2025
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