Food Security Improvement Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 30, 2015)
Food Security Improvement Act of 2015
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan.
The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill.
The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan.
What just happenedOct 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 30, 2015
- Oct 15, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture - Sep 30, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Sep 30, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6718)
- Sep 30, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House