118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2223 — SHOPP Act of 2023

“A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide families year-round access to nutrition incentives under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Jul 10, 2023

Last action Jul 10, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jul 10, 2023

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Referred

Jul 10, 2023

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill modifies the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which provides grants for projects that provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables. Specifically, the bill amends GusNIP to require the Department of Agriculture to give priority to projects that increase year-round availability of nutrition incentives by offering fresh frozen fruits or vegetables in the program. The bill also amends the GusNIP Produce Prescription Program to include fresh frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh and fresh frozen legumes. Currently, only fresh fruits and vegetables are covered under the program. (Thi...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 10, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jul 10, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.