SNAP COVID–19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020
Latest action · Aug 13, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
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 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020
This bill modifies the Restaurant Meals Program under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to make additional individuals and food retailers eligible to use and participate in the program during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2020 to Jul 29, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 29, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 1, 2020 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Aug 13, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- May 1, 2020Introduced in House
- May 1, 2020Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 82, May 1, 2020, page H1973.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46817 | Food Insecurity Among College Students: Background and Policy Options | Report | Jun 9, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3697 | SNAP COVID–19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020 | Identical bill | May 12, 2020 |
| S 4061 | SERVE and CARRY Act | Related bill | Jun 24, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the Restaurant Meals Program under the supplemental nutrition assistance program in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SNAP COVID–19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agriculture and Food
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Food assistance and relief
- Food industry and services
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Public contracts and procurement
- Retail and wholesale trades
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
