HR 5220
117th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2021
Introduced: September 10, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Sep 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 10, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2021
This bill sets out a process to enable Puerto Rico to participate as a state in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state receives SNAP funding based on the number of participating households in the state whereas Puerto Rico receives a block grant to fund its nutrition assistance programs instead of participating in SNAP.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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