Jordan introduces SNAP reform bill to emphasize work
Of the legislation, Rep. Jordan said:
"Welfare programs should serve as a temporary safety net, but for millions of Americans they have become a permanent way of life. Instead of giving impoverished families and individuals a helping hand, the current welfare system penalizes positive steps toward self-sufficiency. It's time for this to change. I'm honored to work with Senator Mike Lee to improve the welfare system, so that it helps our fellow Americans realize their goals and potential."
Among other things, the bill would:
- Improve reporting of means-tested welfare spending
- Create state-run work activation programs to help SNAP recipients find work through vocational education, job training and job search assistance
- Focus on able-bodied adults without dependents, by reinforcing a 100-hour per month work activation program to help SNAP recipients rise out of poverty
- Modify Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to fix existing provisions that penalize marriage, reinforcing the family as a primary way to combat poverty
Sen. Lee co-authored an op-ed with Rep. Jordan about the bill that was recently published by the Washington Examiner. To read the op-ed, click here:http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mike-lee-and-jim-jordan-make-work-and-marriage-great-again/article/2624062
To read H.R. 2832, click here: https://jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Jordan.WRUMA.115th.pdf
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