Tougher work requirements for food stamps approved by House committee

Published April 18, 2018 8:25pm ET



The House Agriculture Committee passed legislation Wednesday that would significantly reform the nation’s food stamp program by strengthening the requirement that able-bodied recipients work or receive job training in exchange for benefits.

The panel voted 26-20 to pass the 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act out of committee, which sends the legislation to the House floor. Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who supports the bill, told reporters last week the bill would be considered “soon.”

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