Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D VelázquezSponsor

20 cosponsors · 19 D, 1 R

15 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 6, 2019

Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019

This bill allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture. (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2019

Latest action (Apr 3, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 6, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.