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HR 6181 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures American Samoa Appropriations Caribbean area Department of Agriculture Food assistance and relief Indian social and development programs Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico State and local finance State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Unemployment

Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act

Introduced: March 12, 2020 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced in House
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Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act

This bill expands benefits and eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) which is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Specifically, the bill

  • prohibits any federal funding (including fees) from being used to decrease program benefits or impact program eligibility under SNAP;
  • temporarily increases the value of SNAP benefits through FY2020;
  • prohibits USDA from reducing the value of the maximum allotments, minimum allotments or consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa below the level in effect for FY2020 as a result of such increase;
  • temporarily suspends work requirements through FY2022 under SNAP, allowing participants who would have lost eligibility due to such requirements to continue to receive SNAP benefits;
  • directs state agencies, beginning on October 1, 2022, to disregard any period during which an individual received SNAP benefits prior to FY2022, for purposes of referring such individual to an employment and training program; and
  • expands the food distribution program on Indian reservations for costs relating to facility improvements and equipment upgrades.
What's happening now March 10, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 24, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 13, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 12, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 10, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 10, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6181: Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6181/
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