SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6510
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Food assistance and relief

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020</b></p>  <p> This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to authorize all states to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) online purchasing program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The program allows approved retail food stores to accept SNAP benefits through online transactions.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2020 Ms. Omar (for herself, Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Cuellar , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Wild , Mr. Neguse , and Mrs. Hayes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand for all the States during the COVID–19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, the program to approve retail food stores to accept through on-line transactions supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020 . 2. Expansion of SNAP online purchasing program for all States during the COVID–19 public health emergency Notwithstanding section 7(k)(4)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016(k)(4)(A) ), during the period in which the COVID–19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) is in effect, the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement section 7(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016(k)(1) ) for all the States (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 )) that participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program under such Act.