Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022
United States117th CongressHR-8495House of Representatives
Updated: Aug 29, 2022
Summary
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022 This bill sets out a process to enable Puerto Rico to participate as a state in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state receives SNAP funding based on the number of participating households in the state whereas Puerto Rico receives a block grant to fund its nutrition assistance program. The bill requires Puerto Rico to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a plan of operation to transition away from the consolidated block grant program to SNAP. USDA must provide appropriate training and technical assistance to enable Puerto Rico to formulate such plan.
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S-4967: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
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