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H.R. 5970 118th Congress House

SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with India… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs.

Introduced: October 17, 2023 Introduced by: Joe Neguse Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Native Americans Food assistance and reliefIndian social and development programsPoverty and welfare assistance
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Jan 18, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Oct 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 17, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 18, 2024

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts, self-governance compacts, and funding agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations, upon the request of a tribe, to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2912 SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 2
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 19, 2024
Molinaro, Marcus
· Dec 19, 2024
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 19, 2024
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 19, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Dec 19, 2024
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 20, 2024
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 11, 2024
Peltola, Mary
· May 21, 2024
 D
Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Apr 16, 2024
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Mar 20, 2024
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Feb 6, 2024
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 17, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5970: SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5970/
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"H.R. 5970: SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5970/.
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H.R. 5970, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5970/.
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