RESTORE Act of 2023
This bill removes barriers for people with drug-related convictions seeking government assistance. It amends welfare law (PRWORA) to allow states to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits to individuals with such convictions through state programs. It also invalidates state rules that deny Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food aid based on drug convictions and adds incarcerated individuals scheduled for release within 30 days to SNAP eligibility. The law directly affects formerly incarcerated people seeking welfare or food assistance in states that previously restricted these benefits due to past drug offenses.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 18, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
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2
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Committee
1
May 18, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
May 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
John Fetterman
DDemocratic
Co
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
Co
Peter Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Raphael G. Warnock
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
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