S 4967
117th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Food assistance and relief
Intergovernmental relations
Northern Mariana Islands
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022
Introduced: September 27, 2022
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 27, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022
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 program.
The bill requires Puerto Rico to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a plan of operation to transition away from the consolidated block grant program to SNAP. USDA must provide appropriate training and technical assistance to enable Puerto Rico to formulate such plan.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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