For a person to claim a dependent and qualify for work requirement exemptions under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the child must be under the age of 18.
House Republicans want to change the age to 7.
It’s a dramatic policy shift in the agriculture section of the reconciliation bill. While most of the focus — and criticism — has been on a proposal to institute state cost-sharing for SNAP, the age shift particularly enraged Democrats on the Agriculture Committee during the marathon markup that stretched into Wednesday.