3.0.0 6200 2022-08-10T23:37:46Z 2022-08-10T23:37:46Z House HR 2020-03-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FUDGE:H.R. 6200.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power *** To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and wit theIndian Tribes.[Page H1662]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-11T14:02:50Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-11T14:02:45Z Families First Coronavirus Response Act 116 6201 HR 2020-03-19 Engrossment Correction 11:19:48 Related bill CRS 2020-03-11 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-03-11 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 N S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2020-03-11 True H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-03-13 False Agriculture and Food Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Infectious and parasitic diseases Nutrition and diet State and local government operations Agriculture and Food 00 2020-03-11 Introduced in House 2020-03-25T19:49:16Z Pandemic EBT Act of 2020

This bill expands authority in FY2020 for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during a public health emergency based on COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill authorizes USDA to approve state agency plans to provide SNAP benefits to households that include at least one eligible child and may or may not be participating in SNAP. An eligible child is a child who would be receiving free or reduced-price school meals if the child's school had not been closed for at least five consecutive days due to the public health emergency based on COVID-19.

SNAP benefits provided must be no less than the value of school meals at the federal free rate over the course of five school days for each eligible child in the household.

A state agency may provide SNAP benefits in accordance with the bill through the electronic benefits transfer card system.

]]> Pandemic EBT Act of 2020 Display Title Pandemic EBT Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide certain food assistance for eligible children during periods when their schools are closed due to a public health emergency; and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic EBT Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6200ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6200ih.xml 2020-03-11 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. 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.