US Congress House Bill 3657 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Pending: House Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Food Security Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill. The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan.

Food Security Improvement Act of 2015

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
2015-09-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2015-09-30	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6718)
2015-09-30	House	Introduced in House

HB5215 (Related) 2016-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3657/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3657/BILLS-114hr3657ih.pdf