SNAP Back Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1489
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>SNAP Back Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill reinstates eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for individuals who are convicted of certain drug-related offenses. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1489 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2023 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the drug felon ban for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Back Act of 2023 . 1. Repeal of denial of SNAP benefits for certain drug-related convictions (a) Repealers Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 862a ) is amended— (1) in the heading by striking and benefits , (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking , or at the end and inserting a period, (B) by striking for— and all that follows through (1) , and inserting for , and (C) by striking paragraph (2), (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in the heading by striking and Benefits for Others and all that follows through families , and (B) by striking paragraph (2), (4) in subsection (c) by striking or benefits , and (5) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking , and at the end and inserting a period, (B) by striking it— and all that follows through (1) , and inserting it , and (C) by striking paragraph (2). (b) Technical amendment The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended in the table of contents by striking the item relating to section 115 and inserting the following: Sec. 115. Denial of assistance for certain drug-related convictions. .