HR 5235
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Food assistance and relief
Photography and imaging
Poverty and welfare assistance
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Introduced: November 21, 2019
Introduced by:
Grothman, Glenn
Republican
· Wisconsin
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require states to include a photograph of one or more members of a household on electronic benefit cards that are issued to provide program benefits.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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