United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8495 (117th)
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022
Introduced
26 July 2022
Last action
29 August 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Sponsors
Jenniffer González-Colón, Aumua Amata Radewagen, Darren Soto, Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6], James McGovern, Alma Adams
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022 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 program. The bill requires Puerto Rico to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a plan of operation to transition away from the consolidated block grant program to SNAP. USDA must provide appropriate training and technical assistance to enable Puerto Rico to formulate such plan.
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Timeline
26 July 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 August 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 July 2022 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 July 2022
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 July 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 July 2022
Sponsors
- Jenniffer González-Colón · R · Sponsor
- Aumua Amata Radewagen · R · Sponsor
- Darren Soto · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] · D · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Sponsor
- Alma Adams · D · Cosponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
- related to ← Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8495
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8495
- us · 117-hr-8495 · source updated 5 December 2025