H.R. 2974

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt workforce training dollars as income for supplemental nutrition assistance program beneficiaries.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · April 21, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Espaillat · Committee: Committee on Agriculture

Table of contents

• H.R. 2974
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Amendment to the supplemental nutrition assistance program
  • SEC. 3. Exclusion for income from employment and training program

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Training and Nutrition Stability.

SEC. 2. Amendment to the supplemental nutrition assistance program

• Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 () is amended by striking subsection (l). 7 U.S.C. 2014

SEC. 3. Exclusion for income from employment and training program

• Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 () is amended— 7 U.S.C. 2014(d)
  • in paragraph (18) by striking and at the end,
  • in paragraph (19) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and
    • Income a household member receives from allowances, earning, and payments to household members participating in any program defined in section 6(o)(1), any program established under section 6(d)(4), any vocational rehabilitation program established and defined under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and any refugee employment program established and defined under section 412(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  • by adding at the end the following: