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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PAULSEN:H.R. 4333.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8.[Page H1806]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .</text>
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        <text>Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Enhancing Nutrition Services to the Elderly and Disabled Act of 2012 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to include as a "retail food store" under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) a public or private nonprofit food purchasing and delivery service that: (1) serves individuals who are unable to shop for food and who are at least 60 years old or physically or mentally handicapped or otherwise disabled, and (2) notifies the participating household at the time of order that any delivery fee cannot be paid with SNAP benefits.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Enhancing Nutrition Services to the Elderly and Disabled Act of 2012</title>
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        <title>To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and redeem supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.</title>
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      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .</text>
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