HR 5740
115th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Food assistance and relief
Law enforcement officers
Enhancing Law Enforcement Resources Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
May 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 9, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Enhancing Law Enforcement Resources Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to disclose a household member's address, Social Security number, and photograph to a law enforcement officer who provides the member's household electronic benefit transfer card number to locate or apprehend the member for specified law enforcement purposes and as an official duty.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Committees of jurisdiction
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