The House voted on Wednesday to go to conference with the Senate on the 2018 farm bill, a measure delayed this year by controversies tied to work requirements for food stamp provisions and unrelated skirmishes in Congress over immigration.
The Senate farm bill, which does not include the new work requirements, was approved last month by the Senate in an 86-11 vote.
The House bill would require able-bodied beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to work 20 hours a week to get support. The welfare reform language was advocated for by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).