US SB3736 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase access to food delivery under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency. Specifically, the bill requires USDA to notify authorized program retailers of existing opportunities through which they can deliver food to SNAP participants, including allowing an electronic benefit transfer card to be swiped on delivery of food to the home (with a mobile device); authorizes public-private partnerships between USDA, authorized program retailers, and community-based organizations to support food delivery, including through the use of private funds; provides funding, which USDA must use to reimburse certain retailers for the costs of delivering food to program participants who are seniors, immunocompromised individuals, or other individuals who are unable to travel safely to a program retailer; and requires each state to submit a plan that describes how it will coordinate with program retailers and community-based partners to expand delivery, administer reimbursements, and ensure retailers meet eligibility requirements. Authority for USDA to carry out the bill with respect to each state shall terminate on the later of (1) the date on which the national emergency declared by the President with respect to COVID-19 is terminated, and (2) the date on which the state emergency declared in such state with respect to COVID-19 is terminated.
Title
Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-05-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6904 (Same As) 2020-05-15 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Subjects
Aging
Agriculture and food
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
Agriculture and food
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3736/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3736/BILLS-116s3736is.pdf |