I 
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. DIN-
GELL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS, 
Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CAR-
SON 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. CON-
NOLLY, 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 provi-
sion of waivers under the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect SNAP Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PREVENTING THE CHANGING OF REGULATIONS 
GOVERNING WAIVERS UNDER THE SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
No rule, regulation, proposed rule, policy directive, or 
guideline may be issued or enforced by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, by the head of any entity within the Depart-
ment of Agriculture (including the Food and Nutrition 
Service), or by any other person or entity that— 
(1) supersedes subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), 
or (f) of section 273.24 of title 7 of the Code of Fed-
eral Regulations as in effect on December 1, 2018; 
or 
(2) modifies the effect or operation of any such 
subsection as so in effect. 
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON FEDERAL FUNDS. 
No Federal funds (including fees) made available for 
any fiscal year may be used to finalize, implement, admin-
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ister, enforce, carry out, or otherwise give effect to the 
proposed rule entitled ‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program: Requirements for Able Bodied Adults Without 
Dependents’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 980; February 1, 2019). 
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