To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the Federal cost share for the supplemental nutrition assistance program administration to improve staffing and retention.
H.R. 7285 would amend federal nutrition assistance law to increase the federal government's share of costs for administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps. Under current law, states and the federal government share administrative costs, but this bill would allow the federal government to pay 100 percent of state personnel costs related to hiring, training, and retaining SNAP workers. The bill requires that SNAP workers be paid at least the same wage rates as comparable federal employees, with automatic annual increases to match federal pay adjustments. States would need to submit their personnel wage plans to the federal government for approval within one year of the law taking effect. The legislation aims to help states attract and keep qualified staff to administer SNAP benefits more effectively.
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