II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2553 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2023 Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Casey , Mr. Welch , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Booker , Ms. Smith , Ms. Warren , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Klobuchar , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure that striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “Food Secure Strikers Act of 2023”. 2. Eligibility of striking workers Section 6(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(D)— (A) by striking clause (iv); and (B) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking “participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program at any time that” and inserting “be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as a result of”; (B) by striking “is on strike” and inserting “being on strike”; and (C) by striking “: Provided, That” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a period.