3.0.0 8135 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z House HR 2020-08-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 151 (Friday, August 28, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHRIER:H.R. 8135.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H4312]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2020-10-30T17:41:19Z Referred to 2020-08-28T13:00:50Z 2020-10-30 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Committee 2020-08-28 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-08-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 N H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2020-08-28 True Agriculture and Food Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Fruit and vegetables Infectious and parasitic diseases Nutrition and diet Agriculture and Food 00 2020-08-28 Introduced in House 2020-10-29T18:45:31Z Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020

This bill increases emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits that were provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to households with children who would otherwise receive free or reduced-price school meals if their schools were not closed due to the COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

Specifically, the bill provides such households with a $35 monthly increase in SNAP benefits to purchase fruits and vegetables.

]]> Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020 Display Title Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to increase pandemic EBT benefits for eligible children whose schools are closed to purchase fruits and vegetables they would have otherwise been able to receive in schools. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8135ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8135ih.xml 2020-10-30 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.