US Congress House Bill 6846 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.) Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology, information technology personnel, and training relating to program implementation.

Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020

Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
2020-05-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2020-05-12	House	Introduced in House

HB1576 (Related) 2019-04-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
SB677 (Related) 2019-03-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
SB3934 (Same As) 2020-06-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6846/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6846/BILLS-116hr6846ih.pdf