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HR 5970 118th Congress House Native Americans Food assistance and relief Indian social and development programs Poverty and welfare assistance

SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2023

Introduced: May 21, 2024 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
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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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).

What's happening now January 18, 2024

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2912 Related bill 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
 D
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
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 17, 2023
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APA
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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