# 119-hr-1198: Let’s Get to Work Act of 2025

119-hr-1198, Let’s Get to Work Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1198
- Congress: 119
- Title: Let’s Get to Work Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Expands work requirements from SNAP into housing programs and refines who is exempt.** The bill reshapes when parents and caregivers face work obligations and adds a six month deemed period for household members responsible for dependent children before work rules apply.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More SNAP exemptions for caregivers: benefit, medium. If enacted, some SNAP work rules would be eased. Parents or others caring for a dependent would get a 6-month period, consecutive or not, before work rules start. The child-care exemption would cover kids under age 6. People over 60 would count as exempt. If you care for a dependent and are married…
- New work rules for housing aid: cost, medium. If enacted, SNAP-style work rules would also apply to public housing residents and families using tenant-based rental vouchers. You would need to meet the same work or reporting rules unless you qualify for an exemption under SNAP rules. Examples include caring for a child under 6 or being over 60.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4448: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1198 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1198)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
- [119-hr-4448: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4448)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1198 (as of 2026-06-13).