Food Security Improvement Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 22, 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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Food Security Improvement Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan.
The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill.
The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2018 to Jul 11, 2018, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 16, 2018 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 16, 2018 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | May 16, 2018 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 16, 2018 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | May 16, 2018 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | May 16, 2018 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | May 16, 2018 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 16, 2018 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 21, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 22, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 22, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 11, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
- May 16, 2018Introduced in House
- May 16, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4425 | Food and Farm Act | Related bill | Nov 16, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2018Introduced in House
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