HOUSE 3847 (118th Congress) — SUPPORT For SNAP Act

Actions

2023-07-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
2023-06-06Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2023-06-06Introduced in House
2023-06-06Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-06-06 (00)

Securing Unhoused Peoples' Program for Outreach Resources and Transportation For SNAP Act or the SUPPORT For SNAP Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a pilot program to raise awareness among and provide support for homeless individuals eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Under the program, USDA must award grants to eligible entities (e.g., state and local agencies, nonprofit and community-based organizations, and community action agencies) to (1) raise awareness among homeless individuals of the availability, eligibility requirements, application procedures, and benefits of SNAP; (2) support homeless individuals in enrolling in SNAP; and (3) train outreach workers, caseworkers, and others on SNAP application and program requirements.

The bill specifies that a grant recipient may only use program funding to supplement (and not supplant) the level of state or local funds that would be available in the absence of the grant funds.

Cosponsors (20)

ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Shontel Brown (D-OH)
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Juan Vargas (D-CA)
Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Donald Payne (D-NJ)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Deborah Ross (D-NC)
Grace Meng (D-NY)
Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
Jill Tokuda (D-HI)

Subjects

Community life and organization
Food assistance and relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations