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Introduced
05/16/2018
05/16/2018
In Committee
06/22/2018
06/22/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Food Security Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill. The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan.
AI Summary
This bill, the Food Security Improvement Act of 2018, amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits be calculated using the low-cost food plan determined by the Department of Agriculture, rather than the previously used thrifty food plan. The bill also revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa, and requires these amounts to be adjusted based on changes to the low-cost food plan.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (14)
Theodore Deutch (D)*,
Michael Capuano (D),
André Carson (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Gene Green (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (on 06/22/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5849/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5849/BILLS-115hr5849ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5849/BILLS-115hr5849ih.pdf.pdf |
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