No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4420
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
Introduced: 2016-02-01
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2016 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make convicted terrorists ineligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4420 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2016 Mr. Poliquin (for himself and Mr. Jordan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that certain convicted felons shall be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2016 . 2. Disqualification of certain convicted felons Section 6(r)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(r)(1)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iv) by striking or at the end, (2) in clause (v) by striking and at the end and inserting or , and (3) by adding at the end the following: (vi) an offense under chapter 113B of title 18 of the United States Code; and .