Let's Get to Work Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 87

119th Congress

Let's Get to Work Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 14, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Rick Scott

Senator

Republican

FL

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill expands work requirements for SNAP recipients and public housing residents, raising the age limit for able-bodied adults without dependents from 55 to 60, restricting the dependent child exemption to children under 6, and applying SNAP work rules to HUD housing programs.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill expands work requirements for SNAP recipients and public housing residents, raising the age limit for able-bodied adults without dependents from 55 to 60, restricting the dependent child exemption to children under 6, and applying SNAP work rules to HUD housing programs.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Let's Get to Work Act of 2025This bill modifies and expands work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and certain housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).Specifically, the bill expands the applicability of the work requirements for SNAP recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). As background, SNAP recipients who are ABAWDs have work-related requirements in addition to the general SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements.The bill applies the work requirements for ABAWDs to adults who are not over 60 years old, whereas these requirements currently apply to adults who are not over 55 years old.Further, the ABAWD exemption for a parent or household member with responsibility for a dependent child is restricted under the bill to a dependent child under the age of six. Currently, the child must be under the age of 18. The bill allows a member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child to participate in SNAP for up to 6 months (currently 3 months) over a 36-month period without meeting the ABAWD work requirements.The bill also includes an exception for an individual who (1) is responsible for a dependent individual, and (2) is married to and resides with an individual who complies with the SNAP work requirements.Additionally, the bill establishes work requirements for families residing in public housing by applying the SNAP work requirements for ABAWDs to the HUD public housing and tenant-based rental assistance (voucher) programs.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Expands SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults
Raises ABAWD age limit from 55 to 60
Restricts dependent child exemption to under age 6
Applies work requirements to public housing
Extends requirements to HUD voucher programs

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

More SNAP recipients would need to meet work requirements to maintain benefits. Parents of children aged 6-17 would face new work obligations. Public housing residents would have work requirements tied to their housing assistance.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

87, 119th Congress (2025). "Let's Get to Work Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-87