US Congress House Bill 208 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-04 - 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]

Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to replace current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) administrative cost provisions with provisions authorizing 75% reimbursement for specified state activities to increase program access. States that fingerprinting shall not be required for program participation. Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen pilot program to provide grants: (1) to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group in each designated pilot community to allocate subgrants to other nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups in such community, and (2) for technical assistance grants.

Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2013

Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
2013-01-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/208/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr208/BILLS-113hr208ih.pdf