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HR 8064 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Disaster relief and insurance Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Poverty and welfare assistance Retail and wholesale trades

Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020

Introduced: August 14, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Aug 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 14, 2020
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Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020

This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to authorize the use of SNAP benefits to purchase meals for immediate consumption and frozen prepacked meals at approved retail food stores and restaurants during a major disaster or emergency declaration.

What's happening now October 1, 2020

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8064: Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8064/
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"H.R. 8064: Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8064/.
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H.R. 8064, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8064/.
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