US HB1413 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to make the online redemption of benefits, including the acceptance of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards, more widely available by requiring the implementation of online SNAP purchasing in every state and providing funding for an online redemption portal and a technical assistance center. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must award on a competitive basis one or more contracts to develop an EBT Online Redemption Portal to (1) allow program participants to use online or mobile electronic benefits transactions to purchase program foods from, and make online payments to, authorized program retailers under SNAP; and (2) facilitate food purchase delivery for program participants using such electronic benefits transactions. The Food and Nutrition Service of USDA must award competitive grants or enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit entities to establish a SNAP Online Purchasing Technical Assistance Center to provide state agencies, authorized program retailers, and program participants information on and technical assistance with accepting SNAP benefits through online transactions and use of the portal. In providing technical assistance, the center must give priority to entities that are small and limited-resource retailers. The bill provides funding for both the online redemption portal and the technical assistance center. USDA must maintain on its website a publicly available listing, organized and searchable by region, locality, and state, of all approved retail food stores accepting benefits from recipients of SNAP, including through online transactions.
Title
Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2021
Sponsors
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL] | Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-04-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. |
2021-02-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
2021-02-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB313 (Same As) 2021-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Congressional oversight
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Poverty and welfare assistance
Retail and wholesale trades
Telephone and wireless communication
Congressional oversight
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Poverty and welfare assistance
Retail and wholesale trades
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1413/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1413/BILLS-117hr1413ih.pdf |