US Congress House Bill 7916

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2020 - 25% progression
Action: 2020-09-11 - 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]

Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act of 2020 This bill modifies eligibility requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to temporarily waive requirements related to the denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions. Any state law, policy, or regulation that imposes conditions on eligibility for SNAP and TANF based on an individual's conviction of an offense related to a controlled substance shall have no force or effect until December 31, 2022.

Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act of 2020

Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
2020-07-31	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
2020-07-31	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
2020-07-31	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7916/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7916/BILLS-116hr7916ih.pdf