Food Stamps: Protecting Benefits During Job Training
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The bill has support from both parties and addresses a common problem, but it must compete with other priorities in the Agriculture Committee.
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The bill specifically carves out veteran education programs, like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Colmery Act, from this new income exclusion, meaning those particular veteran benefits are handled under separate existing law rather than gaining a new exclusion here. Practically, this means the bill does not change how veteran education payments are treated for SNAP purposes.
“unless the work program is established under-- ``(i) the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010”
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U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that earnings from employment and training programs do not decrease SNAP benefits. The bill aims to close a loophole from the 2018 Farm Bill that disincentivized participation in learn-as-you-earn job training programs.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. and colleagues introduced the Training and Nutrition Stability Act to fix a 'Catch-22' where SNAP recipients lose food benefits due to income earned during job training. The bill ensures participants don't have to choose between career development and food security.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled the Training and Nutrition Stability Act to close gaps in the SNAP Employment and Training program. The legislation proposes to exclude income from public workforce training when determining SNAP benefit calculations to prevent the loss of essential aid.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025
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