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S 5038 116th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food

Supportive Living Food Access Protection Act of 2020

Introduced: December 16, 2020 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 16, 2020
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Supportive Living Food Access Protection Act of 2020

This bill modifies the definitions of food and household under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to make eligible for SNAP benefits individuals (including their spouses) who reside in certain residential care facilities and who are 60 years of age or over or receive Supplemental Security Income or other needs-based Social Security payments for the aged, blind, and disabled.

What's happening now December 16, 2020

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

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5038: Supportive Living Food Access Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5038/
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"S. 5038: Supportive Living Food Access Protection Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5038/.
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