FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to assist law enforcement who provide a beneficiary’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer card number with apprehension of criminals or suspects (see H.R. 5740), H3885 [9MY]

——— eliminate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program High Performance Bonus Program which awards States bonus payments for correcting payment errors, and meeting other performance indicators (see H.R. 5338), H1727 [20MR]

——— establish a National Accuracy Clearinghouse to reduce improper Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments to participants receiving assistance in multiple States (see H.R. 4919), H737 [2FE]

——— expand nutritional assistance in Puerto Rico and provide such assistance as cash during periods when access to such assistance is limited or unavailable as a result of a natural disaster (see H.R. 6208), H5648 [25JN]

——— include eating disorders prevention within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (see H.R. 7136), H9538 [15NO]

——— include lead poisoning prevention and mitigation education as a purpose of the education and obesity prevention program (see H.R. 6477), H6649 [23JY]

——— modify exception to work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility by expanding employment opportunities, including certain veterans’ programs (see S. 2477), S1316 [1MR]

——— provide certain requirements relative to commitments by State agencies to provide the State share of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administrative costs (see S. 3092), S4281 [20JN]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4855), H581 [19JA]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see S. 3025), S3293 [7JN]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for children be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan (see S. 2723), S2321 [19AP]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5738), H3885 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: modify work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, require State agencies to operate a work activation program, and update photo ID requirements under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4708 [28JN]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits, S4476 [27JN]