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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5349 

To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provision of waivers 

under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 6, 2019 

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS, 

Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. RYAN, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 

DEFAZIO, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. 

BONAMICI, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Ms. OMAR, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. WATERS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LANGEVIN, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Mr. COSTA, Mr. STANTON, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. 

TRONE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 

Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CASE, 

Ms. MENG, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BEYER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 

SHERMAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. DANNY K. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SEWELL

of Alabama, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. WILD, Mr. PANETTA, 

Mr. SERRANO, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. WATSON

COLEMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. 

BASS, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 

Mr. COX of California, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 

Ms. PLASKETT, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

GREEN of Texas, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 

LAWSON of Florida, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. 

WEXTON, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. 

EVANS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. HASTINGS, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 


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A BILL 

To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provision of waivers under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect SNAP Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PREVENTING THE CHANGING OF REGULATIONS 

6 GOVERNING WAIVERS UNDER THE SUPPLE7 MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

8 No rule, regulation, proposed rule, policy directive, or 

9 guideline may be issued or enforced by the Secretary of 

10 Agriculture, by the head of any entity within the Depart11 ment of Agriculture (including the Food and Nutrition 

12 Service), or by any other person or entity that— 

13 (1) supersedes subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), 

14 or (f) of section 273.24 of title 7 of the Code of Fed15 eral Regulations as in effect on December 1, 2018; 

16 or 

17 (2) modifies the effect or operation of any such 

18 subsection as so in effect. 

19 SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON FEDERAL FUNDS. 

20 No Federal funds (including fees) made available for 

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1 ister, enforce, carry out, or otherwise give effect to the 

2 proposed rule entitled ‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

3 Program: Requirements for Able Bodied Adults Without 

4 Dependents’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 980; February 1, 2019). 

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