HR 6510 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020

Introduced Apr 14, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Ilhan Omar D-MN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 14, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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. IntroducedApr 14, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to authorize all states to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) online purchasing program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The program allows approved retail food stores to accept SNAP benefits through online transactions.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2020 to Sep 15, 2020, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-PASusan WildOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenApr 17, 2020
D-CATed LieuApr 17, 2020
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Apr 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House

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