Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/22/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-22Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2023-03-22Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-22 (00)
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2023
This bill sets out 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 away 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 (19)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Charles Schumer (D-NY)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
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