Protect SNAP Act

Bill: 115-hr-7372
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2018-12-20
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Agriculture

Employment and training programs

Food assistance and relief
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect SNAP Act </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from modifying certain regulations for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) regarding the time limit for able-bodied adults, work requirements, and waivers of the requirements. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2018 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect SNAP Act . 2. Preventing the changing of regulations governing waivers under the Supplemental 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 Department 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 Federal Regulations as in effect on December 1, 2018; or (2) modifies the effect or operation of any such subsection as so in effect.