US HB1882 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using funds for any agreement with a foreign government to promote enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). Terminates the Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative between the United States and Mexico.
Title
Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013
Sponsors
| Rep. Diane Black [R-TN] | Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA] |
| Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] | Rep. John Duncan [R-TN] | Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC] |
| Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN] | Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX] | Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX] | Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS] |
| Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI] | Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS] | Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA] |
| Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC] | Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX] | Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA] | Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO] |
| Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. |
| 2013-05-08 | House | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
| 2013-05-08 | House | Referred to House Agriculture |
| 2013-05-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
International law and treaties
Latin America
Mexico
Poverty and welfare assistance
Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
International law and treaties
Latin America
Mexico
Poverty and welfare assistance
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1882/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1882/BILLS-113hr1882ih.pdf |
