HR 4855 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2018

Introduced Jan 19, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 8, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2018

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide a financial incentive for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 19, 2018 to Jul 19, 2018; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-COJared PolisOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJan 19, 2018
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 19, 2018
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJan 25, 2018
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJan 30, 2018
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloFeb 7, 2018
D-PADwight EvansJul 19, 2018

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jan 19, 2018
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred Feb 8, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
  2. Jan 19, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Jan 19, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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: Article I, Section 8, Clause 2 Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 12, January 19, 2018, page H583.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5423SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016Reintroduction ofJun 30, 2016
HR 7899SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2020Reintroduced BillSep 11, 2020

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide an incentive for households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables that are beneficial to good health.
Short Titles as Introduced
SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2018

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 19, 2018Introduced in House

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