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SERVE and CARRY Act

Introduced: June 24, 2020 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 24, 2020
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement and COVID-19 Anti-hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act or the SERVE and CARRY Act

This bill provides nutrition assistance to states during an emergency such as COVID-19 by (1) establishing a State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement (SERVE) Program that authorizes funding for states to contract with restaurants and provide nutrition benefits to participants for the purchase of meals and food through electronic benefit transfer transactions; (2) providing funds for states to purchase, store, process, package, harvest, and distribute locally grown commodities, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops, dairy, and other consumable items; and (3) expanding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).

What's happening now June 24, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2