Skip to main content
HR 5338 115th Congress House

Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal authority to make bonus payments to States based on performance.

Introduced: March 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative remediesFood assistance and relief
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Mar 20, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action April 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the authority of the Department of Agriculture to award bonus payment to states that demonstrate high or improved performance in administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5338: Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5338/
MLA
"H.R. 5338: Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5338/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5338, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5338/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5338: Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5338/)
Report a problem