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HR 5642 113th Congress House

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the eligibility disqualification for certain convicted felons.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Food assistance and reliefPoverty and welfare assistanceSex offensesViolent crime
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Oct 23, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 23, 2014

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to strike a provision that allows individuals convicted of felonies that would otherwise disqualify them from receiving benefits under the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to still receive benefits unless they also: failed to comply with the terms of the sentence; fled to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement; or violated a condition of probation or parole.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5642: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the eligibility disqualification for certain convicted felons.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5642/
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"H.R. 5642: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the eligibility disqualification for certain convicted felons.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5642/.
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H.R. 5642, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5642/.
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[H.R. 5642: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the eligibility disqualification for certain convicted felons.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5642/)
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