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HR 6582 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food assistance and relief Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Unemployment

Food for Working Families Act of 2020

Introduced: May 19, 2020 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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Food for Working Families Act of 2020

This bill revises the requirements for calculating income under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to exclude from income and resources emergency federal pandemic unemployment compensation paid to an individual under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

What's happening now August 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 17
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 27, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 27, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 27, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 19, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 19, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 12, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 24, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 24, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 24, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 24, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 24, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Apr 24, 2020
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 24, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 24, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 24, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6582: Food for Working Families Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6582/
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