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HR 6208 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Caribbean area Disaster relief and insurance Food assistance and relief Natural disasters Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates

Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018

Introduced: June 25, 2018 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 25, 2018
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Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018

This bill modifies the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nutrition Assistance Program to: (1) authorize additional funds during FY2020 and FY2021 for the block grant for Puerto Rico, and (2) allow participants in Puerto Rico to receive benefits in cash after USDA determines that access to benefits is limited or unavailable as a result of a natural disaster.

What's happening now June 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6208: Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6208/
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"H.R. 6208: Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6208/.
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H.R. 6208, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6208/.
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