No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3460
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2020-03-12
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill revises eligibility requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to disqualify an individual from receiving SNAP benefits if the individual is convicted of a crime related to terrorism and is not in compliance with the terms of the sentence, is a fleeing felon, or is violating a condition of probation or parole. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3460 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to disqualify certain convicted felons from eligibility in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2020 . 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) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; (2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: (iv) an offense under chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code; ; (3) in clause (v) (as so redesignated), by inserting section before 40002(a) ; and (4) in clause (vi) (as so redesignated), by striking or (iii) and inserting (iii), or (iv) .