Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4216
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-11-01
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2017 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to reauthorize through FY2023 the pilot program for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) in the same manner in which the program is operated in the states. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4216 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 1, 2017 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to make available additional funds for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot project.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2017 . 2. Amendment Section 4031(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ; 48 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended by striking and 2018 and inserting through 2023 .