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HR 8499 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Child health Food assistance and relief Health technology, devices, supplies Poverty and welfare assistance

SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020

Introduced: October 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Oct 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020

This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to permit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase diapering supplies (e.g., diapers, diaper wipes, and diaper cream) for children not more than three years of age.

What's happening now December 3, 2020

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 1, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Oct 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8499: SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8499/
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"H.R. 8499: SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8499/.
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H.R. 8499, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8499/.
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