MI HR0213

Urges the President and U.S. Department of Agriculture to repeal new USDA work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for able-bodied adults without dependents.

New federal rules limit states' abilities to waive the 3-month benefit time limit in high-unemployment areas and cap annual carryover of state discretionary exemptions.

USDA estimates 688,000 SNAP participants nationwide will lose benefits under the new rules, including approximately 80,000 Michigan residents.

Identifies vulnerable populations most impacted: 97 percent of affected individuals live in poverty, and nearly 90 percent have household incomes at or below 50 percent of the federal poverty level.

Contends the rule change will harm low-income families and create barriers to self-sufficiency in areas with insufficient job opportunities.