HR 2745 · 99th Congress · Labor and Employment

Employment and Training Program Act

Introduced 1985-06-12· Sponsored by Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.2100.(1985-09-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Employment and Training Program Act - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to make a household ineligible for two months for food stamp program assistance if it includes a physically and mentally fit person between the ages of 18 and 60 who refuses, without good cause, to participate in a State employment and training program, as required under this Act, including any reasonable employment requirements as are prescribed by a State agency in accordance with this Act. (This provision replaces another eligibility disqualification provision based on refusal to fulfill whatever reasonable reporting and inquiry about employment requirements are prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture.) Provides that any period of ineligibility for specified violations under such Act shall end when the household member who committed the violation complies with the requirement violated. Provides that, if the member who committed the violation leaves the household during the period of ineligibility, such household shall no longer be subject to the sanction for the violation and may resume participation in the program if it is otherwise eligible. Provides that any other household of which such violator there…

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