US HB5701 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on September 26 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 26 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the placement of a photograph of any household member on an electronic benefit card used by such household to purchase food with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits provided under such Act.
Title
No Photo for Food Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Rep. Greg Casar [D-TX] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL] |
| Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX] | Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
| Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. |
| 2023-09-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
| 2023-09-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5701/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5701/BILLS-118hr5701ih.pdf |
