Senate’s Agriculture Committee Reconciliation Bill Pros and Cons

Senate’s Agriculture Committee Reconciliation Bill Pros and Cons

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry released their legislative language for the reconciliation bill yesterday.  Here are some topline pros and cons of the bill. Pros: The Senate’s bill maintained key provisions around work from the House-passed version. The Senate bill tightens the criteria by which states can waive existing work requirements for non-disabled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients wi…