Bill Title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a waiver from the work requirements for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on account of an area's high unemployment rate or limited employment availability for individuals who reside in the area.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. [HB6171 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Glenn Grothman [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Stevan Pearce [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NM-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ted Yoho [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Andy Harris [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Randy Weber [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Doug LaMalfa [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Rouzer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Chris Stewart [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-UT-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tom Rice [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-SC-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Todd Rokita [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bruce Westerman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AR-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brian Babin [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-36	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dana Rohrabacher [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-48	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Cynthia Lummis [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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