Tougher work requirements for food stamps approved by House committee

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.”