Keep Kupuna Fed Act

Bill: 118-s-2579
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Keep Kupuna Fed Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to exempt certain Social Security benefits (e.g., retirement and disability benefits) from household income for the purposes of determining program eligibility.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2579 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2023 Ms. Hirono 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 exclude from income certain funds received under the Social Security Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Kupuna Fed Act . 2. Amendment (a) In general Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (18) by striking and at the end, (2) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and , and (3) by adding at the end the following: (20) any payment (including a retroactive lump-sum payment or a lump-sum death payment, provided that such a lump-sum payment shall be counted as resources unless specifically excluded by other laws) received under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ). . (b) Conforming amendments Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(d) ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking social security or ; (2) in paragraph (12), by striking title II or XVI and inserting title XVI ; and (3) by striking title I, II and inserting title I, . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.