Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8064
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-08-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Food assistance and relief

Food industry and services

Poverty and welfare assistance

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020 </b></p> <p>This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to authorize the use of SNAP benefits to purchase meals for immediate consumption and frozen prepacked meals at approved retail food stores and restaurants during a major disaster or emergency declaration.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8064 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 14, 2020 Ms. Velázquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To authorize retail food stores and restaurants approved under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide meals for immediate consumption, and frozen prepacked meals, to recipients of benefits provided under such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020 . 2. Use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits during declared emergencies to purchase meals for immediate consumption and frozen prepacked meals (a) In general During an emergency declared under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)— (1) the term food , as defined in subsections (k)(1) and (o) of section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 ), shall be deemed to include— (A) meals prepared by an approved retail food store, or approved restaurant, for immediate consumption, and (B) meals frozen prepacked by an approved retail food store or approved restaurant; and (2) for purposes of such Act and this Act, the term restaurant means a facility that prepares and sells food directly to consumers for immediate consumption. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall apply to an approved restaurant during the emergency period notwithstanding such restaurant’s participation in any State option restaurant program under subparagraph (3), (4), or (9) of section 3(k) the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) ).