3.0.0 6846 2023-01-11T13:42:55Z 2023-01-11T13:42:55Z House HR 2020-05-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 6846.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . .. general Welfare of the United States; . . .[Page H1994]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2020-08-13T14:43:09Z Referred to 2020-05-12T16:02:50Z Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019 116 1576 HR 2019-04-03 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 Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 116 3934 S 2020-06-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2020-08-13 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Committee 2020-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-05-12 True M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2020-05-12 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2020-05-12 True O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2020-05-12 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-05-12 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2020-05-12 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2020-05-12 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2020-05-12 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2020-05-12 True Agriculture and Food American Samoa Caribbean area Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Income tax deductions Northern Mariana Islands Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations Agriculture and Food 00 2020-05-12 Introduced in House 2020-07-15T14:08:20Z Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020

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 (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.)

Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology, information technology personnel, and training relating to program implementation.

]]> Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 Display Title Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the participation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6846ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6846ih.xml 2020-08-13 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.