US HB7916 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 60-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
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]
Status: Introduced on July 31 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
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]
Summary
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.
Title
Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act of 2020
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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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 |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7916/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7916/BILLS-116hr7916ih.pdf |