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Food for Working Families Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6582| House 
| Updated: 8/13/2020
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (24)
Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Food for Working Families Act of 2020 This bill revises the requirements for calculating income under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to exclude from income and resources emergency federal pandemic unemployment compensation paid to an individual under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Timeline
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
  • April 21, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • April 21, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • August 13, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Agriculture and Food

Food assistance and reliefNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceUnemployment

Food for Working Families Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6582| House 
| Updated: 8/13/2020
Food for Working Families Act of 2020 This bill revises the requirements for calculating income under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to exclude from income and resources emergency federal pandemic unemployment compensation paid to an individual under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Timeline
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
  • April 21, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • April 21, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • August 13, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (24)
Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Food assistance and reliefNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceUnemployment