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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 11, 2025
Let's Get to Work Act of 2025
This bill modifies and expands work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and certain housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Specifically, the bill expands the applicability of the work requirements for SNAP recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). As background, SNAP recipients who are ABAWDs have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.
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The bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 60 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 55 years old.
Further, the ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted under the bill to a dependent child under the age of six. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18.
The bill allows a member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child to participate in SNAP for up to 6 months (currently 3 months) over a 36-month period without meeting the ABAWD work requirements.
The bill also includes an exception for an individual who (1) is responsible for a dependent individual, and (2) is married to and resides with an individual who complies with the SNAP work requirements.
Additionally, the bill establishes work requirements for families residing in public housing by applying the SNAP work requirements for ABAWDs to the HUD public housing and tenant-based rental assistance (voucher) programs.
People & committees
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] · R–UT
Legislative record
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-11 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would change work-related rules for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance and apply the referenced requirements to individuals in families living in public housing or receiving tenant-based rental assistance, unless exempt under SNAP paragraph (3). It would insert a six-month period for a parent or other household member responsible for a dependent child, replace one exemption clause with “over 60 years of age,” and add “under 6 years of age” to another exemption. It would also add an exemption for certain married caregivers. The existing statutory text is not fully supplied, limiting conclusions about the changes’ complete effects.
by inserting , or, in the case of a parent or other member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child, 6 months (consecutive or otherwise), before during which
(2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) over 60 years of age;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting under 6 years of age before the semicolon at the end;
(I) (i) responsible for a dependent individual; and (ii) married to, and resides with, an individual who is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2).
The requirements described in section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) shall apply with respect to any individual who— (1) is a member of a family residing in a public housing dwelling; and (2) is not exempted from those requirements under paragraph (3) of such section.
The requirements described in section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) shall apply with respect to any individual who— (A) is a member of a family receiving tenant-based assistance; and (B) is not exempted from those requirements under paragraph (3) of such section.
Section 1 names the proposal the “Let’s Get to Work Act of 2025.”
This Act may be cited as the Let’s Get to Work Act of 2025.
Section 2 would insert a six-month period, whether consecutive or not, into SNAP’s work-requirement provision for a parent or another household member responsible for a dependent child. It would also change a related statutory reference from a three-month period to a three-month or six-month period, as applicable. The surrounding existing law is not reproduced, so these passages alone do not establish the complete time-limit rules.
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , or, in the case of a parent or other member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child, 6 months (consecutive or otherwise), before during which
(b) Conforming amendment Section 16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking 3-month period and inserting 3-month or 6-month period, as applicable,.
Section 2 would replace clause (ii) in subparagraph (A) of SNAP’s exemption paragraph (3) with “over 60 years of age.” The prior clause is not supplied, so its content and the replacement’s full effect cannot be determined from this bundle.
(2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) over 60 years of age;
Section 2 would add the words “under 6 years of age” to another SNAP exemption. Because the existing exemption is not reproduced, the supplied text does not show its full eligibility conditions.
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting under 6 years of age before the semicolon at the end
Section 2 would add a SNAP exemption for a person who is responsible for a dependent individual and is married to, and lives with, someone complying with paragraph (2)’s requirements. Both responsibility for a dependent and the qualifying spouse relationship would be required.
(E) by adding at the end the following: (I) (i) responsible for a dependent individual; and (ii) married to, and resides with, an individual who is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2).
Section 2 would also delete subparagraph (F) of the existing SNAP provision’s paragraph (6), relabel later subparagraphs, and revise internal references. The deleted language is not supplied, so its substantive effect cannot be determined from this bundle.
(3) in paragraph (6)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking (I) and inserting (H); (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking (G) and (I) and inserting (F) and (H); (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking (G) through (I) and inserting (F) through (H); (D) by striking subparagraph (F); (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (J) as subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively; and (F) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by striking (C), (D),, (E), or (F) and inserting (C), (D), or (E).
Section 3 would apply SNAP’s referenced work requirements to each individual in a family living in public housing, unless that individual qualifies for an exemption under SNAP’s paragraph (3).
(e) Work requirements for families The requirements described in section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) shall apply with respect to any individual who— (1) is a member of a family residing in a public housing dwelling; and (2) is not exempted from those requirements under paragraph (3) of such section.
Section 3 would impose the same referenced requirements on each individual in a family receiving tenant-based rental assistance, unless that individual qualifies for an exemption under SNAP’s paragraph (3).
(22) Work requirements for families The requirements described in section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) shall apply with respect to any individual who— (A) is a member of a family receiving tenant-based assistance; and (B) is not exempted from those requirements under paragraph (3) of such section.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated June 11, 2026, records House introduction and referral to the Agriculture and Financial Services committees on February 11, 2025, followed by referral to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture on March 14, 2025. These entries do not establish whether the bill later advanced or became law.
Source snapshot updated 2026-06-11T23:26:33Z.
2025-02-11: Introduced in House
2025-02-11: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-03-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-11. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy rider attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials; the source set cannot establish formal earmark status beyond the text.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
Findings to examine
The supplied introduced text contains a narrowly conditioned exemption from the main work-requirement policy. Identifying the exemption is not a judgment about its justification.
The proposed exemption would benefit people who are responsible for a dependent individual and are married to, and live with, someone meeting paragraph (2)’s requirements. This particular exemption depends on both caregiving responsibility and a qualifying spouse relationship, making it a narrow exception within the bill’s work-requirement policy.
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(E) by adding at the end the following: (I) (i) responsible for a dependent individual; and (ii) married to, and resides with, an individual who is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2).
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