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Feeding Rural Families Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-5181| House 
| Updated: 9/25/2023
Jill N. Tokuda

Jill N. Tokuda

Democratic Representative

Hawaii

Cosponsors (1)
Ed Case (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Feeding Rural Families Act of 2023 This bill provides for separate food cost calculations for urban and rural parts of Hawaii for the purposes of determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) maximum monthly benefit allotments. Specifically, the bill requires separate food cost adjustments in the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) for urban and rural parts of Hawaii. SNAP maximum monthly benefit allotments are tied to the cost of purchasing a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet, as measured by the Department of Agriculture-created and -calculated TFP. Maximum allotments are set at the monthly cost of the TFP for a four-person family, adjusted for family size. Under current law, maximum allotments are higher (to reflect the cost of food) in Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as in urban and rural parts of Alaska.
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Timeline
Aug 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Aug 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • August 8, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • August 8, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • September 25, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Agriculture and Food

Food assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingHawaiiInflation and pricesNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistance

Feeding Rural Families Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-5181| House 
| Updated: 9/25/2023
Feeding Rural Families Act of 2023 This bill provides for separate food cost calculations for urban and rural parts of Hawaii for the purposes of determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) maximum monthly benefit allotments. Specifically, the bill requires separate food cost adjustments in the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) for urban and rural parts of Hawaii. SNAP maximum monthly benefit allotments are tied to the cost of purchasing a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet, as measured by the Department of Agriculture-created and -calculated TFP. Maximum allotments are set at the monthly cost of the TFP for a four-person family, adjusted for family size. Under current law, maximum allotments are higher (to reflect the cost of food) in Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as in urban and rural parts of Alaska.
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Timeline
Aug 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Aug 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • August 8, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • August 8, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • September 25, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Jill N. Tokuda

Jill N. Tokuda

Democratic Representative

Hawaii

Cosponsors (1)
Ed Case (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Food assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingHawaiiInflation and pricesNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistance