HR 253 118th Congress House 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

Introduced: November 15, 2023 See on congress.gov

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Feb 13, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Jan 10, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced in House

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Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

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 February 13, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

Cosponsors 27

Vasquez, Gabe

New Mexico · May 22, 2024

New York · Apr 11, 2024

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Feb 6, 2024

Crow, Jason

Colorado · Nov 15, 2023

Lawler, Michael

New York · Nov 15, 2023

Lee, Summer L.

Pennsylvania · Nov 6, 2023

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Nov 6, 2023

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Sep 13, 2023

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney

California · Sep 13, 2023

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Sep 12, 2023

Jackson, Jonathan L.

Illinois · Sep 12, 2023

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Sep 12, 2023

Carson, André

Indiana · Jul 6, 2023

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Jul 6, 2023

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Jun 21, 2023

Torres, Ritchie

New York · Jun 12, 2023

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · May 22, 2023

Tokuda, Jill N.

Hawaii · Mar 22, 2023

Stevens, Haley M.

Michigan · Feb 1, 2023

Salazar, Maria Elvira

Florida · Jan 20, 2023

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · Jan 10, 2023

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jan 10, 2023

Moylan, James C.

Guam · Jan 10, 2023

Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman

American Samoa · Jan 10, 2023

Soto, Darren

Florida · Jan 10, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 253: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-253/

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