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Food for Families in Crisis Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6722| House 
| Updated: 8/13/2020
Joe Neguse

Joe Neguse

Democratic Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (26)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Food for Families in Crisis Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during an elevated unemployment period in the United States. Additionally, the bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to include in each monthly employment situation report it publishes a specific determination of whether an elevated unemployment period is in existence in the United States. During an elevated unemployment period, the bill (1) eliminates work requirements under SNAP, (2) increases benefits under SNAP, (3) revises eligibility requirements under SNAP to ensure the use of a broad-based categorical eligibility, and (4) requires the Department of Agriculture to make $150 million (adjusted for inflation) available for the costs of state administrative expenses associated with carrying out this bill and administering SNAP. The bill waives the non-federal share requirement to carry out activities for the food distribution program on Indian reservations. The bill also prohibits funding from being used to implement certain rules related to SNAP, including the final rule titled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents , published on December 5, 2019.
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Timeline
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
May 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
  • May 5, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 5, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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

Agriculture and Food

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAmerican SamoaCaribbean areaCensus and government statisticsDepartment of AgricultureDisaster relief and insuranceEmployment and training programsFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesIndian social and development programsLighting, heating, coolingNorthern Mariana IslandsPublic utilities and utility ratesPuerto RicoUnemploymentU.S. territories and protectorates

Food for Families in Crisis Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6722| House 
| Updated: 8/13/2020
Food for Families in Crisis Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during an elevated unemployment period in the United States. Additionally, the bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to include in each monthly employment situation report it publishes a specific determination of whether an elevated unemployment period is in existence in the United States. During an elevated unemployment period, the bill (1) eliminates work requirements under SNAP, (2) increases benefits under SNAP, (3) revises eligibility requirements under SNAP to ensure the use of a broad-based categorical eligibility, and (4) requires the Department of Agriculture to make $150 million (adjusted for inflation) available for the costs of state administrative expenses associated with carrying out this bill and administering SNAP. The bill waives the non-federal share requirement to carry out activities for the food distribution program on Indian reservations. The bill also prohibits funding from being used to implement certain rules related to SNAP, including the final rule titled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents , published on December 5, 2019.
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Timeline
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
May 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
  • May 5, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 5, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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

Joe Neguse

Democratic Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (26)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAmerican SamoaCaribbean areaCensus and government statisticsDepartment of AgricultureDisaster relief and insuranceEmployment and training programsFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesIndian social and development programsLighting, heating, coolingNorthern Mariana IslandsPublic utilities and utility ratesPuerto RicoUnemploymentU.S. territories and protectorates