3.0.0 5849 2023-01-11T13:39:29Z 2023-01-11T13:39:29Z House HR 2018-05-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DEUTCH:H.R. 5849.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the Constitutionof the United States.By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 5850.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates of AmericaAll legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in aCongress of the United States, which shall consist of aSenate and House of Representatives.[Page H4139]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2018-06-22T14:03:57Z Referred to 2018-05-16T14:01:20Z Food and Farm Act 115 4425 HR 2017-11-16 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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. Related bill CRS 2018-06-22 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2018-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 N W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2018-05-16 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2018-05-16 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2018-05-16 True C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 7 2018-05-16 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2018-05-16 True C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2018-05-16 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2018-05-16 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2018-05-16 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2018-05-21 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2018-05-22 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-05-22 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-06-06 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2018-07-11 False Agriculture and Food Alaska American Samoa Caribbean area Food assistance and relief Guam Hawaii Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Agriculture and Food 00 2018-05-16 Introduced in House 2018-06-26T22:57:33Z Food Security Improvement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan.

The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill.

The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan.

]]> Food Security Improvement Act of 2018 Display Title Food Security Improvement Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Food Security Improvement Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5849ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5849ih.xml 2018-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. 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.