A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to establish certain employment requirements for the Food Stamp Program.

Summary

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to revise employment requirements for any person making application for food stamp benefits based upon such person's recent history of employment or receipt of State unemployment compensation. Exempts from such requirements: (1) persons under 18 or over 59 years of age; (2) persons certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment by a physician; (3) an unmarried parent or other household member responsible for the care of a child under 6 years of age or an incapacitated person; or (4) a married parent or other caretaker of a child under 6 years of age in a household in which the other parent is otherwise exempt from employment requirements.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 May 1982

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