3.0.0 3736 2023-01-11T13:42:40Z 2023-01-11T13:42:40Z Senate S 2020-05-14 116 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-14T18:57:20Z Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19 Act of 2020 116 6904 HR 2020-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-05-14 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2020-05-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-05-14 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-05-14 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-05-19 False Agriculture and Food Aging Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Community life and organization Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Disability assistance Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Government information and archives Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Labor standards Labor-management relations Public-private cooperation Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations Wages and earnings Worker safety and health Agriculture and Food 00 2020-05-14 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-23T15:36:36Z Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase access to food delivery under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency.

Specifically, the bill

  • requires USDA to notify authorized program retailers of existing opportunities through which they can deliver food to SNAP participants, including allowing an electronic benefit transfer card to be swiped on delivery of food to the home (with a mobile device);
  • authorizes public-private partnerships between USDA, authorized program retailers, and community-based organizations to support food delivery, including through the use of private funds;
  • provides funding, which USDA must use to reimburse certain retailers for the costs of delivering food to program participants who are seniors, immunocompromised individuals, or other individuals who are unable to travel safely to a program retailer; and
  • requires each state to submit a plan that describes how it will coordinate with program retailers and community-based partners to expand delivery, administer reimbursements, and ensure retailers meet eligibility requirements.

Authority for USDA to carry out the bill with respect to each state shall terminate on the later of (1) the date on which the national emergency declared by the President with respect to COVID-19 is terminated, and (2) the date on which the state emergency declared in such state with respect to COVID-19 is terminated.

]]> Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Display Title Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase access to food delivery under the supplemental nutrition assistance program to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3736is/xml/BILLS-116s3736is.xml 2020-05-14 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.