Food and Necessities During Public Emergencies Act of 2020

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This bill provides that during an emergency declared under the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits may be used to purchase specified durable goods.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 3, 2020

Food and Necessities During Public Emergencies Act of 2020

Specifically, such goods shall include infant care necessities, household paper products, household cleaning products, and personal cleaning products.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Food and Necessities During Public Emergencies Act of 2020

Latest action (Apr 3, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 3, 2020

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

No recorded floor vote found.