Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3073
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2013-09-10
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Nutrition and diet

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) be used to purchase only supplemental foods that are eligible for purchase under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3073 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2013 Mr. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance benefits be used to purchase only supplemental foods that are eligible for purchase under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (commonly known as the WIC program).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013 . 2. Amendment Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) ) is amended to read as follows: (k) Food means a supplemental food of the kind prescribed by the Secretary under section 17(b)(14) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(14)). . 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2014.