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HR 1657 113th Congress House Agriculture and Food Employment and training programs Energy assistance for the poor and aged Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Introduced: April 18, 2013 Introduced by: Stutzman, Marlin A. Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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May 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Apr 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) households in which each member receives cash assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families program (TANF), cash assistance under the supplemental security income program (SSI), or aid to the aged, blind, or disabled program (AABD). (Current law bases categorical SNAP eligibility upon state benefits received rather than such assistance.)

Requires an eligible household that previously received SNAP benefits and applies for program reenrollment to complete a new application and verify that household income and assets are in program compliance.

Limits the employment requirement waiver to areas with an unemployment rate over 10%.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a centralized database to facilitate USDA-state agency cooperation in order to ensure that individuals do not enroll for benefits in more than one state.

Requires states that are sanctioned for three consecutive years of improper payments to pay the entire liability amount, with no alternative payment option available.

Eliminates: (1) the exclusion of low-income home energy assistance from SNAP household income determinations, (2) funding of employment and training programs, and (3) bonuses for states with low SNAP allocation error rates.

Provides funding for state nutrition and obesity prevention grant programs.

What's happening now May 3, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1