Faced with the risk that one million Los Angeles County residents could lose CalFresh or Medi-Cal benefits because of new federal work requirements for recipients, the county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to expand employment opportunities.

The According to Supervisor Hilda Solis, who sponsored the motion with her colleague Lindsey Horvath, the federal budget bill signed in July (HR 1) imposed expanded work requirements on many CalFresh and Medi-Cal recipients.

“With the passage of HR 1, our most vulnerable neighbors, including working families, veterans, former foster youth, individuals experiencing homelessness, and people with serious underlying health conditions, are at risk of losing access to the basic support systems they rely on,” she said.