3.0.0 1576 2022-11-01T17:17:25Z 2022-11-01T17:17:25Z House HR 2019-03-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 1576.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 9, Clause 7No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but inconsequence of appropriations made by law; and a regularstatement and account of receipts and expenditures of allpublic money shall be published from time to time.Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States.[Page H2505]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2019-04-03T16:03:40Z Referred to 2019-03-06T15:03:20Z Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 116 6846 HR 2020-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Related bill CRS Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019 116 677 S 2019-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2019-04-03 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Committee 2019-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2019-03-06 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-03-06 True C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2019-03-06 True O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2019-03-06 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-03-06 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2019-03-06 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-03-06 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-03-06 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2019-03-06 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-03-06 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2019-03-06 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2019-03-06 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-03-06 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-03-06 True M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2019-03-06 True C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-03-07 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-03-11 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2019-03-21 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2019-04-10 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2019-05-03 False Agriculture and Food American Samoa Caribbean area Food assistance and relief Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Agriculture and Food 00 2019-03-06 Introduced in House 2019-07-23T22:48:38Z Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019

This bill allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture. (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.)

]]> Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019 Display Title Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1576ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1576ih.xml 2019-04-03 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.