US Congress House Bill 6445 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Introduced on April 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill modifies the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require USDA to (1) notify retailers of the existing opportunities through which they can deliver groceries to SNAP participants; and (2) authorize public-private partnerships between itself, authorized SNAP retailers, and community-based organizations to support grocery delivery during the COVID-19 national emergency. The bill provides funding for USDA to support grocery delivery for SNAP participants who are seniors, immunocompromised individuals, or other individuals who are unable to travel safely to a grocery store. Additionally, the bill (1) extends the certification period under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for infants to two years, instead of the current one year; and (2) authorizes states to increase the certification time under WIC for breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women to two years postpartum. The bill also allows any federal agency charged with the administration of a federal assistance program to modify or waive administrative conditions during an emergency.

Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020

Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2020-04-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Labor, and the Budget, 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.
2020-04-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Labor, and the Budget, 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.
2020-04-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Labor, and the Budget, 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.
2020-04-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Labor, and the Budget, 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.
2020-04-03	House	Introduced in House

SB3563 (Related) 2020-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6445/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6445/BILLS-116hr6445ih.pdf