3.0.0 6181 2022-03-23T03:46:30Z 2022-03-23T03:46:30Z House HR 2020-03-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 6181.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8; U.S. Constitution[Page H1588]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-10T14:02:50Z 2020-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 N M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-03-10 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2020-03-10 True H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-03-10 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-03-10 True F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2020-03-10 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2020-03-11 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2020-03-11 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-03-11 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2020-03-12 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2020-03-12 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2020-07-13 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2020-07-24 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures American Samoa Appropriations Caribbean area Department of Agriculture Food assistance and relief Indian social and development programs Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico State and local finance State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Unemployment Agriculture and Food 00 2020-03-10 Introduced in House 2022-03-22T18:43:30Z Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act

This bill expands benefits and eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) which is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Specifically, the bill

  • prohibits any federal funding (including fees) from being used to decrease program benefits or impact program eligibility under SNAP;
  • temporarily increases the value of SNAP benefits through FY2020;
  • prohibits USDA from reducing the value of the maximum allotments, minimum allotments or consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa below the level in effect for FY2020 as a result of such increase;
  • temporarily suspends work requirements through FY2022 under SNAP, allowing participants who would have lost eligibility due to such requirements to continue to receive SNAP benefits;
  • directs state agencies, beginning on October 1, 2022, to disregard any period during which an individual received SNAP benefits prior to FY2022, for purposes of referring such individual to an employment and training program; and
  • expands the food distribution program on Indian reservations for costs relating to facility improvements and equipment upgrades.
]]> Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act Display Title Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act Official Title as Introduced To prevent the changing of regulations governing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, to provide for expanded food security, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6181ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6181ih.xml 2020-03-10 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.