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: April 21, 2020
Introduced by:
Hayes, Jahana
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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