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HR 5220 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2021

Introduced: September 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 October 5, 2021

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jul 20, 2022
Demings, Val
· Sep 28, 2021
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 10, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5220: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5220/
MLA
"H.R. 5220: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5220/.
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H.R. 5220, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5220/.
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[H.R. 5220: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5220/)
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