The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a farm bill that would create stricter work requirements for those who receive food stamps, the Associated Press reports.
If the farm bill becomes law, it will require able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 59 to work 20 hours each week (or complete 20 hours of job training) in order to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) said these changes would "close the skills gap, better equip our workforce, and encourage people to move from welfare to work, so more Americans have the opportunity to tap into the economic prosperity we're seeing right now," according to the AP.
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