3.0.0 6208 2023-01-11T13:42:18Z 2023-01-11T13:42:18Z House HR 2018-06-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 106 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 6208.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1``The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the .. . general Welfare of the United States; . . .''By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 6209.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution, which provide as follows:The Congress shall have Power [ . . .]To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes; [ . . . ]--AndTo make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 6210.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution, which provide as follows:The Congress shall have Power [ . . . ]To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes; [ . . . ]--AndTo make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 6211.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 2 and Section 8, and the 14111Amendment, Section 2 and Section 5 of the U.S. ConstitUtion,which provide as follows:The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Yearsafter the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States,and within every subsequent Term often Years, in such Manneras they shall by Law direct.To make all laws which shalt be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Representatives shall be apportioned among the severalStates according to their respective numbers, counting thewhole number of persons in each State . . . .The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriatelegislation, the provisions of this article.Further, the Congress has the power to enact thislegislation pursuant to Article IV, Section 3, whichprovides, in relevant part, as follows:The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States; and nothing inthis Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice anyClaims of the United States, or of any patticular State.[[Page H5649]][Page H5648]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-06-25T16:01:25Z 2018-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N Agriculture and Food Caribbean area Disaster relief and insurance Food assistance and relief Natural disasters Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Agriculture and Food 00 2018-06-25 Introduced in House 2019-03-01T22:20:59Z Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018

This bill modifies the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nutrition Assistance Program to: (1) authorize additional funds during FY2020 and FY2021 for the block grant for Puerto Rico, and (2) allow participants in Puerto Rico to receive benefits in cash after USDA determines that access to benefits is limited or unavailable as a result of a natural disaster.

]]> Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018 Display Title Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to authorize additional funds to expand the nutritional assistance program in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to permit such assistance to be provided by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the form of cash during periods for which the Secretary determines that access to such assistance is limited or unavailable as a result of a natural disaster. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6208ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6208ih.xml 2018-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 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.