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Main Subject: Agriculture and Food

Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

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.

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Feb. 13 2023	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

House floor actions Actions

IntroReferral
Jan. 10 2023	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Jan. 10 2023	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House bill HR253-118

Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

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