3.0.0 3563 2022-02-09T00:10:35Z 2022-02-09T00:10:35Z Senate S 2020-03-22 116 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-22T22:23:20Z Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020 116 6445 HR 2020-04-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2020-03-22 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2020-03-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-05-07 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-05-07 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-05-07 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-05-07 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-05-07 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 Poverty and welfare assistance Women's health Agriculture and Food 00 2020-03-22 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-21T18:46:43Z Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

The bill modifies the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require USDA to (1) notify retailers of the existing opportunities through which they can deliver groceries to SNAP participants; and (2) authorize public-private partnerships between itself, authorized SNAP retailers, and community-based organizations to support grocery delivery during the national emergency regarding COVID-19.

The bill provides funding for USDA to support grocery delivery for SNAP participants who are seniors, immunocompromised individuals, or other individuals who are unable to travel safely to a grocery store.

Additionally, the bill (1) extends the certification period under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for infants to two years, instead of the current one year; and (2) authorizes states to increase the certification time under WIC for breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women to two years postpartum.

The bill also allows any federal agency charged with the administration of a federal assistance program to modify or waive administrative conditions during an emergency.

]]> Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Display Title Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to modify nutrition programs to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3563is/xml/BILLS-116s3563is.xml 2020-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.