SNAP PLUS Act of 2021
Latest action · Jan 4, 2022 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.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
SNAP Provisions to Lower Undue Struggle Act of 2021 or the SNAP PLUS Act of 2021
This bill expands the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to permit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase prepared foods fit for immediate consumption and hot foods.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 20, 2021 to Dec 8, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Dec 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Dec 20, 2021 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Mar 9, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Nov 15, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Nov 17, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Dec 8, 2022 |
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 Dec 20, 2021 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Dec 20, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 219, December 20, 2021, page H7838.
Titles 3
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 permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SNAP PLUS Act of 2021
- SNAP Provisions to Lower Undue Struggle Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2021Introduced 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.
