United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5220 (117th)
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2021
Introduced
10 September 2021
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
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21 March 2025
Summary
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2021 This bill sets out a process to enable Puerto Rico to participate as a state in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state receives SNAP funding based on the number of participating households in the state whereas Puerto Rico receives a block grant to fund its nutrition assistance programs instead of participating in SNAP.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 September 2021
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Introduced in House · EN · 10 September 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 September 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5220
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5220