SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8499
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2020-10-01
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health

Food assistance and relief

Health technology, devices, supplies

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to permit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase diapering supplies (e.g., diapers, diaper wipes, and diaper cream) for children not more than three years of age. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8499 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2020 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. San Nicolas , Mr. Sires , and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit the use of benefits to purchase diapering supplies for small children.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020 . 2. Amendments Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 ) is amended— (1) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (g–1) Diapering supplies The term diapering supplies includes diapers, diaper wipes, diaper cream, and related items necessary for safe diapering. , and (2) in subsection (k) by inserting diapering supplies for a child not more that 3 years of age, after of this subsection, . 3. Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month that begins not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.