Food Stamp Work Rules Backed by Trump Absent in Senate Farm Bill
- House farm plan included rules supported by the president
- Legislation renews subsidies and is popular with farmers
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A Senate committee released a farm bill Friday that doesn’t impose new work requirements on food stamp recipients as sought by President Donald Trump and many House Republicans, setting up a potential fight between the two chambers.
The legislation adds complications to negotiations underway in the House, where a version of the bill failed last month because of an unrelated fight over immigration. Lawmakers in that chamber are seeking to revive the bill with the work requirements included.