[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1452 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1452

     To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 relating to work 
    requirements; to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
        establish work requirements under the Medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 21, 2025

Mr. Burlison (for himself, Mr. Brecheen, and Mr. Onder) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 relating to work 
    requirements; to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
        establish work requirements under the Medicaid program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ending the Cycle of Dependency Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008 RELATING TO 
              WORK REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Work Requirements.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(6)(o)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clause (ii) and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(ii) over 60 years of age;'',
                    (B) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``under 6 
                years of age;'' a after ``child'',
                    (C) in subparagraph (E) by striking the semicolon 
                at the end and inserting ``; or'',
                    (D) by striking subparagraphs (F) and (H).; and
                    (E) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
                subparagraph (F), and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (4).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 311 of title II of division C of 
the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-5; 137 STAT. 36) 
is amended by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHING WORK REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (26), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (27), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or'';
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(28) with respect to any amount expended for medical 
        assistance for an applicable individual for a month in a 
        calendar year if such individual did not meet the work 
        requirement under section 1905(kk) for 3 or more preceding 
        months during such calendar year while such individual was an 
        applicable individual and was enrolled in a State plan (or 
        waiver of such plan) under this title.''; and
            (4) in the flush left matter at the end, by striking ``and 
        (18)'' and inserting ``(18), and (28)''.
    (b) Work Requirement.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(kk) Work Requirement for Applicable Individuals.--
            ``(1) Work requirement described.--For purposes of section 
        1903(i)(28), the work requirement described in this subsection 
        with respect to an applicable individual and a month is that 
        such individual satisfies at least one of the following with 
        respect to such month:
                    ``(A) The individual works 80 hours or more per 
                month, or has a monthly income that is at least equal 
                to the Federal minimum wage under section 6 of the Fair 
                Labor Standards Act of 1938, multiplied by 80 hours.
                    ``(B) The individual completes 80 hours or more of 
                community service per month.
                    ``(C) The individual participates in a work program 
                for at least 80 hours per month.
                    ``(D) The individual participates in a combination 
                of work, including community service, and a work 
                program for a total of at least 80 hours per month.
            ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Applicable individual.--The term `applicable 
                individual' means any individual who is not--
                            ``(i) under 19 years of age or age 60 or 
                        older;
                            ``(ii) physically or mentally unfit for 
                        employment, as determined and verified by a 
                        physician or other medical professional;
                            ``(iii) pregnant;
                            ``(iv) the parent or caretaker of a 
                        dependent child under the age of 6;
                            ``(v) the parent or caretaker of an 
                        incapacitated person;
                            ``(vi) complying with work requirements 
                        under a different program under Federal law;
                            ``(vii) participating in a drug or alcohol 
                        treatment and rehabilitation program (as 
                        defined in section 3(h) of the Food and 
                        Nutrition Act of 2008); or
                            ``(viii) enrolled in an educational program 
                        at least half time.
                    ``(B) Educational program.--The term `educational 
                program' means--
                            ``(i) an institution of higher education 
                        (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965);
                            ``(ii) a program of career and technical 
                        education (as defined in section 3 of the Carl 
                        D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
                        of 2006); or
                            ``(iii) any other educational program 
                        approved by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) State medicaid agency.--The term `State 
                Medicaid agency' means the State agency responsible for 
                administering the State Medicaid plan.
                    ``(D) Work program.--The term `work program' has 
                the meaning given such term in section 6(o)(1) of the 
                Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.''.
    (c) State Option To Disenroll Certain Individuals.--Section 1902(a) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end of the flush left text following paragraph (87) the following: 
``Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this subsection, 
at the option of a State, such State may elect to disenroll an 
applicable individual for a month if, with respect to medical 
assistance furnished to such individual for such month, no Federal 
financial participation would be available, pursuant to section 
1903(i)(28).''.
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