US HB5235 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require states to include a photograph of one or more members of a household on electronic benefit cards that are issued to provide program benefits.
Title
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Sponsors
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-12-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. |
2019-11-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
2019-11-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5235/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5235/BILLS-116hr5235ih.pdf |