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Your MoneyWorkers & JobsAdults on SNAP without young kids would no longer lose food aid after 3 months for not working 20 hours a week
Your Money
Right now, most SNAP adults ages 18 to 65 with no child under 14 lose benefits after 3 months in 3 years unless they work or train 20 hours a week. The bill removes that cutoff, starting 180 days after it becomes law.
Workers & Jobs
Today, the USDA can pay up to $20 million a year to states that promise a work or training spot to each adult nearing the time limit. With the limit gone, the bill ends this fund.
More about this bill
If you get SNAP (food stamps) and have no young children at home, you could no longer lose it for not working enough hours. Today, most adults ages 18 to 65 without a child under 14 can get SNAP for only 3 months in any 3-year period. After that, they must work or join a work or training program for at least 20 hours a week. The bill ends that time limit 180 days after it becomes law. Its own findings say about 6.1 million people face these rules. SNAP's other work rules would stay in place. For example, adults would still have to sign up for work. They also could not quit a job without a good reason. The bill also ends a fund of up to $20 million a year. That fund paid states that promised a work or training spot to everyone about to hit the limit. A hiring tax credit tied to people cut off by the limit would also end, since the limit would no longer exist.
Congressional Summary
Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2026 This bill repeals certain work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The requirements apply to able-bodied adults who are ages 18-65 and have no dependent children under the age of 14. Individuals who do not meet certain work requirements are generally prohibited from receiving more than 3 months of SNAP benefits over a 36-month period.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-02-12
- Date Added
- 2026-10-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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