SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2023
Latest action · Sep 26, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2023
This bill allows a state agency to hire a contractor to perform Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) certification or other state functions for SNAP under certain conditions.
Specifically, a state agency may hire a contractor when the state experiences an increase in SNAP applications or an inability to timely process such applications from causes that include (1) pandemics and other health emergencies, (2) seasonal workforce cycles, (3) temporary staffing shortages, and (4) weather or other natural disasters. The bill includes specific parameters for a state agency that hires a contractor based on temporary staffing shortages.
The bill requires that a contractor be part of a blended workforce (i.e., combines government employees and the employees of a for-profit or private nonprofit employer).
Further, a state agency must notify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) of the intent to hire a contractor and provide any information or data supporting state agency increases in SNAP applications or the inability to timely process applications. USDA must make the notification and accompanying information publicly available on the USDA website.
Finally, USDA must submit an annual report to Congress that includes specific information and recommendations, including information on the measures taken by USDA to address increases in SNAP applications.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2023 to Nov 14, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Original | Aug 1, 2023 |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Nov 14, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- Aug 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2023Referred 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.
- Aug 1, 2023Introduced in House
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