[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8499 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8499

   To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit the use of 
      benefits to purchase diapering supplies for small children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2020

  Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Sires, and Mr. Cohen) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit the use of 
      benefits to purchase diapering supplies for small children.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
    ``(g-1) Diapering Supplies.--The term `diapering supplies' includes 
diapers, diaper wipes, diaper cream, and related items necessary for 
safe diapering.'', and
            (2) in subsection (k) by inserting ``diapering supplies for 
        a child not more that 3 years of age,'' after ``of this 
        subsection,''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
the 1st day of the 1st month that begins not less than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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