US Congress House Bill 6518 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2012 - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide federal financial assistance to the states in the form of a single grant to allow the states flexibility in providing, and in financing the provision of, supplemental food and nutrition assistance. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide each qualifying state with a specified quarterly grant for each of FY2013-FY2022. Requires a state to certify that such supplemental food and nutrition assistance will include specified work and benefits use requirements. Authorizes states to: (1) set aside funds to be used during periods of unexpectedly high unemployment or program enrollment, and (2) use up to 30% of funds for other welfare-related programs. Prohibits supplemental food and nutrition assistance from being provided to aliens not residing legally in the United States. Requires annual state audits. Repeals: (1) the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program); (2) the emergency food assistance program; (3) community food projects; (4) the commodity supplemental food program; (5) the senior farmers' market nutrition program; and (6) the fresh fruit and vegetable program.

State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2012

Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-10-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
2012-09-21	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2012-09-21	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2012-09-21	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2012-09-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.

HB6567 (Related) 2012-12-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6518/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6518/BILLS-112hr6518ih.pdf