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HR 6449 116th Congress House Emergency Management Cosmetics and personal care Disaster relief and insurance Food assistance and relief Nutrition and diet War and emergency powers

Food and Necessities During Public Emergencies Act of 2020

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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Food and Necessities During Public Emergencies Act of 2020

This bill provides that during an emergency declared under the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits may be used to purchase specified durable goods.

Specifically, such goods shall include infant care necessities, household paper products, household cleaning products, and personal cleaning products.

What's happening now April 3, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13
McNerney, Jerry
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 8, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· May 22, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 15, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 15, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 13, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 8, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 8, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 8, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 5, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 28, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 23, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6449: Food and Necessities During Public Emergencies Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6449/
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