Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 27, 2022
Last action Sep 27, 2022
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Sep 27, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Sep 27, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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