Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Apr 27, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Apr 27, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
Senate
Step 5
House floor
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using the value of a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of a man and a woman ages 19-50 years,a child ages 6-8 years, anda child ages 9-11 years.USDA must (1) reevaluate and publish the market baskets of the plan by December 31, 2029, and every five years thereafter, based on current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and dietary guid...
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Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.