Training and Nutrition Stability

# Summary of HR 2974: Training and Nutrition Stability Act **What the Bill Does** This bill would make it easier for people in job training and employment programs to qualify for food assistance through SNAP (food stamps). Currently, when determining if someone qualifies for SNAP benefits, the government counts money they receive from certain training and employment programs as income. This bill would change that by excluding funds from specific programs—like job training through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, vocational rehabilitation, and refugee employment assistance—from being counted as income.

It would also exclude earnings from on-the-job training programs. **Who It Affects** This bill would primarily benefit people enrolled in job training and employment programs who are trying to get or keep SNAP benefits. By not counting training stipends and on-the-job training wages as income, more people in these programs would qualify for food assistance, and those already receiving it would be less likely to lose eligibility as they participate in training. **Current Status** The bill was introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been voted on by the full House of Representatives.