3.0.0 1470 2022-11-01T17:03:29Z 2022-11-01T17:03:29Z House HR 2019-02-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SERRANO:H.R. 1470.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2316]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2019-03-27T18:45:12Z Referred to 2019-02-28T14:03:35Z 2019-03-27 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Committee 2019-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-02-28 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2019-02-28 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-02-28 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2019-02-28 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2019-02-28 True O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2019-02-28 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-02-28 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-02-28 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2019-02-28 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-02-28 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-02-28 True Agriculture and Food Alaska California Caribbean area Child health Congressional oversight Connecticut District of Columbia Food assistance and relief Food supply, safety, and labeling Georgia Government information and archives Illinois Indiana Intergovernmental relations Iowa Kentucky Maryland Missouri New York City New York State Nutrition and diet Ohio Pennsylvania Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local finance State and local government operations Texas Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Agriculture and Food 00 2019-02-28 Introduced in House 2019-07-23T22:39:15Z Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2019

This bill reduces administrative requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), authorizes funding to increase access to SNAP offices, and authorizes grants for community-based nonprofits to expand anti-hunger activities.

The bill repeals existing provisions regarding administrative costs and authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay 75% of the administrative costs for state agencies to carry out new activities to increase the operating hours of SNAP offices, reduce wait times, accept online applications, upgrade technology, and provide a checklist of required documents.

If a state agency believes that information provided by a SNAP applicant is incorrect or incomplete, the agency must notify the applicant in writing and include instructions for providing the required information. A state may not require an appplicant to appear in person unless the information is not provided in response to the request or cannot be verified. State agencies may not require fingerprints for any member of a household to participate in SNAP or receive benefits.

USDA must report annually to Congress on the comparative progress of states in improving access to SNAP.

The bill also establishes a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program to provide grants to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for programs and technical assistance to reduce hunger, increase the use of nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs, bolster food security, assist individuals and families to develop assets, promote economic independence, improve nutrition, and reduce obesity.

]]> Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act of 2019 Display Title Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide greater access to the supplemental nutrition assistance program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1470ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1470ih.xml 2019-03-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. 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.