US HB6567 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Introduced on October 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-12-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-12-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2012 - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide federal financial assistance to the states in the form of a single grant to allow the states flexibility in providing, and financing the provision of, supplemental food and nutrition assistance. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide each qualifying state with a specified quarterly grant for each of FY2013 through FY2022. Requires a state to certify that such supplemental food and nutrition assistance will include specified work and benefits use requirements. Authorizes states to: (1) set aside funds to be used during periods of unexpectedly high unemployment or program enrollment, and (2) use up to 30% of funds for other welfare-related programs. Prohibits supplemental food and nutrition assistance from being provided to aliens who are not residing legally in the United States. Requires annual state audits. Sets forth federal program authorities and nondiscrimination provisions. Repeals the: (1) the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program); (2) the emergency food assistance program; (3) community food projects; (4) the commodity supplemental food program; (5) the senior farmers' market nutrition program; and (6) the fresh fruit and vegetable program.
Title
State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2012
Sponsors
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS] | Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT] | Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA] | Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH] |
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH] | Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC] |
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC] | Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL] | Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-12-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . |
2012-10-02 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
2012-10-02 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
2012-10-02 | House | Referred to House Agriculture |
2012-10-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6518 (Related) 2012-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Subjects
Accounting and auditing
Agriculture and food
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
Unemployment
Agriculture and food
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
Unemployment
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6567/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6567/BILLS-112hr6567ih.pdf |