US Congress House Bill 4540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SNAP Empowerment and Accountability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to permit states to use drug test results for determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants to states to treat individuals who test positive. The bill increases from $20 to $50 the amount of annual benefits received under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 or a similar energy assistance program which qualifies a SNAP applicant to use a standard utility allowance to document heating and cooling costs for calculating benefits.

SNAP Empowerment and Accountability Act of 2016

Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2016-02-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
2016-02-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-02-11	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2016-02-11	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2016-02-11	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2016-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-02-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4540/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4540/BILLS-114hr4540ih.pdf