Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act

Bill: 113-s-1635
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2013-10-31
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: American Samoa

Caribbean area

Food assistance and relief

Poverty and welfare assistance

Puerto Rico

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through FY2014 the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) as well as the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 31, 2013 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period during which supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are temporarily increased.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act . 2. Extension of temporary increase in supplemental nutrition assistance benefits Section 101(a) of title I of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ; 123 Stat. 120; 124 Stat. 3265) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking section 3(o) and inserting section 3(u) ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking 2013 and inserting 2014 . 3. Budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on September 30, 2013.