118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4855 — SNAP Ban Study Act

“To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the effects of the post-incarceration ban under section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 on participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program by drug felons, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Jul 25, 2023

Last action Aug 28, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jul 25, 2023

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Referred

Aug 28, 2023

Agriculture

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to evaluate the effects of provisions that ban individuals who are convicted of drug felonies from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, GAO must evaluate the effects of (1) the post-incarceration ban on participation by individuals convicted of a drug felony, and (2) state waiver provisions allowing for participation by these individuals. (The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 bars convicted drug felons from participating in SNAP; however, a state may opt to serve such felons by waiving or modifying the requirement.) The GAO mu...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Aug 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Jul 25, 2023

Introduced in House

Jul 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.