S 949
118th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2023
Introduced: March 22, 2023
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
Mar 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2023
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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