Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign 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.
- IntroducedSep 8, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
This bill establishes a process to enable Puerto Rico to participate as a state in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state receives SNAP funding based on the number of participating households in the state whereas Puerto Rico receives a block grant to fund its nutrition assistance program.
The bill requires Puerto Rico to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a plan of operation to transition from the consolidated block grant program to SNAP. USDA must provide appropriate training and technical assistance to enable Puerto Rico to formulate such plan.
Cosponsors 89
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 8, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Sep 8, 2025 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 14, 2026 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | May 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 15, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 15, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Oct 9, 2026 |
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 Sep 8, 2025 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Jan 13, 2026 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4100 | Pablo José Hernández D-PR | Jun 11, 2026 |
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. 171, no. 146, September 8, 2025, page H3892.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-17 | MEMBER DAY513 pages | Agriculture Committee | Dec 10, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3958 | Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act | Related bill | Mar 2, 2026 |
Titles 2
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 transition the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2025Introduced 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.
