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HR 6203 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Food assistance and relief Infectious and parasitic diseases Labor market Natural disasters Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment

Emergency SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2021

Introduced: January 13, 2022 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska 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
Jan 4, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Dec 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2021

This bill authorizes a state agency to hire contractors to administer parts of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if the state experiences an increase in SNAP applications or an inability to timely process the applications because of workforce shortages, emergencies, or disasters.

What's happening now January 4, 2022

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
LaTurner, Jake
· Apr 6, 2022
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 11, 2022
Jacobs, Chris
· Jan 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6203: Emergency SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6203/
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"H.R. 6203: Emergency SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6203/.
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H.R. 6203, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6203/.
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