Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2038
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2013-05-16
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Disability assistance

Food assistance and relief

Poverty and welfare assistance

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly food stamp) benefits to include certain veterans with pending service-connected disability claims.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Vargas , and Ms. McCollum ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of certain veterans while they have disability claims pending under title 38 of the United States Code.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments Section 3(j)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking or at the end, (2) in subparagraph (B) by adding or at the end, and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) has pending under title 38 of the United States Code a claim for compensation for a service-connected disability for which no disposition has yet been made by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs; .