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SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020

Introduced: April 14, 2020 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 14, 2020
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SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to authorize all states to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) online purchasing program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The program allows approved retail food stores to accept SNAP benefits through online transactions.

What's happening now April 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 13
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 15, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 15, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Sep 15, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Sep 15, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 15, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Sep 15, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 15, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 17, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Apr 14, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 14, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 14, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Apr 14, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Apr 14, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Apr 14, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 14, 2020
Wild, Susan
· Apr 14, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6510: SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6510/
MLA
"H.R. 6510: SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6510/.
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H.R. 6510, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6510/.
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