HR 5849 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Alaska American Samoa Caribbean area Food assistance and relief Guam Hawaii Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

Food Security Improvement Act of 2018

Introduced: May 16, 2018 See on congress.gov

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 16, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

May 16, 2018

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Security Improvement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan.

The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill.

The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan.

What's happening now June 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Committees of jurisdiction 2