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7 U.S.C. 2029: Workfare
Created in 1981 by Public Law 88-525. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 2015, 7 U.S.C. 2025, 7 U.S.C. 2026.
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2008
- Pub. L. 110–246, §4001(b), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program" for "food stamp program". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a), (f)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–193, §109(e)(1), substituted "operating any" for "operating— (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–193, §109(e)(2), struck out "(1)" before "A household member shall be exempt", redesignated subpars. (A) to (F) as pars. (1) to (6), respectively, in par. (2), substituted "a work activity" for "a work training program", and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–193, §815(b)(2), added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows: "In the event that any person fails to comply with the requirements of this section, neither that person nor the household to which that person belongs shall be eligible to participa… (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (f)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–237 realigned the margins of subpars. (A) and (B) and cls. (i) and (ii) of subpar. (B). · (g)
1985
- Pub. L. 99–198 in amending subsec. (b) generally, designated existing provisions of subsec. (b) as par. (1), reorganized and expanded provisions of par. (1) as thus designated, lowered minimum age for exempted household members from eighteen years to sixteen years, and added par. (2). · (b)
1982
- Pub. L. 97–253, §185, redesignated existing provisions, formerly undesignated, as par. (1), and added par. (2). · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–253, §186, substituted "at the option of the operating agency, subject to and currently actively and satisfactorily participating" for "subject to and currently involved". · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–253, §187, substituted ", when added to any other hours worked during such week by such member for compensation (in cash or in kind) in any other capacity, exceeds thirty hours a week" for "either exceeds twenty hours a week or would, together with any other hours worked in … · (c)
- Pub. L. 97–253, §188, added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). · (g), (3)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.