HR 3108 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act

Introduced Sep 17, 2013 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 4, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 17, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) and the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa until September 30, 2016, or the first date on which the value of the thrifty food plan equals or exceeds 113.6 % of the June 2008 value.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2013 to Nov 12, 2013; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 17, 2013
D-ILBobby L. RushSep 18, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelSep 18, 2013
D-MEChellie PingreeSep 18, 2013
D-FLCorrine BrownSep 18, 2013
D-NVDina TitusSep 18, 2013
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonSep 18, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 18, 2013
D-TXGene GreenSep 18, 2013
D-VAGerald E. ConnollySep 18, 2013
D-WIGwen MooreSep 18, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 18, 2013
D-NYJerrold NadlerSep 18, 2013
D-GAJohn LewisSep 18, 2013
D-NYJose E. SerranoSep 18, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasSep 18, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonSep 18, 2013
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloSep 18, 2013
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeSep 18, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaSep 18, 2013
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeSep 18, 2013
D-MOWm. Lacy ClaySep 18, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeSep 18, 2013
D-WAAdam SmithSep 20, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineSep 20, 2013
D-RIJames R. LangevinSep 20, 2013
D-CAJared HuffmanSep 20, 2013
D-CAMaxine WatersSep 20, 2013
D-PAMichael F. DoyleSep 20, 2013
D-CAMichael M. HondaSep 20, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenSep 20, 2013
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskySep 27, 2013
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterSep 27, 2013
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoSep 27, 2013
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOct 3, 2013
D-ILDanny K. DavisOct 3, 2013
D-VTPeter WelchOct 4, 2013
D-TXAl GreenOct 8, 2013
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOct 8, 2013
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOct 8, 2013
D-WIMark PocanOct 8, 2013
D-CAMark TakanoOct 8, 2013
D-TXFilemon VelaOct 10, 2013
D-INAndré CarsonOct 22, 2013
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOct 22, 2013
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOct 22, 2013
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOct 22, 2013
D-PAMatt CartwrightOct 22, 2013
D-PARobert A. BradyOct 22, 2013
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOct 22, 2013
D-NJRush HoltOct 22, 2013
D-NHAnn M. KusterOct 23, 2013
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOct 23, 2013
D-OHJoyce BeattyOct 23, 2013
D-CALinda T. SánchezOct 23, 2013
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOct 30, 2013
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanNov 12, 2013

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Sep 17, 2013
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Oct 4, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 4, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
  2. Sep 17, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Sep 17, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6611Lists H6611Cosponsors of H.R. 3108, Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits ActJohn Conyers, Jr. D-MIOct 16, 2013

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5588.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1635Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits ActRelated billOct 31, 2013
HR 3353Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits ActRelated billDec 11, 2013

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period during which supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are temporarily increased.
Short Titles as Introduced
Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 17, 2013Introduced in House

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