# 119-hr-2974: Training and Nutrition Stability

119-hr-2974, Training and Nutrition Stability, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2974
- Congress: 119
- Title: Training and Nutrition Stability
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**Excludes certain training and rehabilitation payments from SNAP income calculations.** This bill would change the Food and Nutrition Act so that allowances, earnings, and payments made to household members participating in specified employment and training programs, programs established under section 6(d)(4), vocational rehabilitation under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or refugee employment programs under section 412(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act would not count as income for SNAP. - Households with members in employment and training programs would have those program payments excluded when SNAP calculates income. That could increase monthly benefits or help some households meet eligibility rules. - People in vocational rehabilitation programs would not have program payments counted as income for SNAP. That reduces the chance those earnings lower benefit amounts. - Refugee households in employment programs under section 412(c) would see those payments excluded from SNAP income. That could improve access for refugees participating in work programs.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- SNAP would ignore training earnings: benefit, medium. If enacted, SNAP would not count certain training or program payments as income. This would include allowances or earnings from SNAP work programs, state vocational rehabilitation, and refugee employment programs. That could lower your countable income and raise your monthly SNAP amount, or help yo…
- Would repeal a SNAP rule: mixed, low. The bill would remove subsection (l) from a SNAP eligibility section. The text does not say what this rule did. Effects on households could be positive, negative, or none, depending on agency action. No dates, dollar amounts, or funding are included.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2974 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2974)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2974 (as of 2026-06-12).