3.0.0 4280 2021-09-28T14:31:04Z 2021-09-28T14:31:04Z House H HR 2012-03-28 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PIERLUISI:H.R. 4280.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of the Congress to provide for the general welfareof the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution such power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make rules andregulations respecting the U.S. territories, as enumerated inArticle IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.[Page H1740]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2012-04-12T16:01:11Z Referred to 2012-03-28T14:02:05Z 2012-04-12 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . Committee 2012-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2012-03-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1644) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. N S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2012-03-28 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2012-03-28 True B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2012-03-28 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-03-28 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2012-03-28 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-03-28 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2012-03-28 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2012-03-28 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2012-03-28 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2012-03-28 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2012-03-28 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2012-08-02 False Agriculture and Food Caribbean area Congressional oversight Food assistance and relief Licensing and registrations Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Retail and wholesale trades U.S. territories and protectorates Agriculture and Food 00 2012-03-28 Introduced in House 2012-04-25T21:36:33Z Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2012 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to: (1) include Puerto Rico in the definition of state for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly food stamp) eligibility, and (2) remove Puerto Rico from the consolidated block grant program upon the effective date of the amendments made by this Act.

Provides for the application by, and approval of, retail food stores in Puerto Rico for program participation.

]]> Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2012 Display Title Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that Puerto Rico may be treated in the same manner as the several States for the purpose of carrying out the supplemental nutrition assistance program under such Act. Introduced in House 2012-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4280ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4280ih.xml 2012-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.