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S. 4061 (116th)

SERVE and CARRY Act

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Introduced

24 June 2020

Last action

24 June 2020 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

John Cornyn, Christopher Murphy, Bill Cassidy, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Thomas Tillis

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

14 January 2025

Agriculture

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Summary

State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement and COVID-19 Anti-hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act or the SERVE and CARRY Act This bill provides nutrition assistance to states during an emergency such as COVID-19 by (1) establishing a State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement (SERVE) Program that authorizes funding for states to contract with restaurants and provide nutrition benefits to participants for the purchase of meals and food through electronic benefit transfer transactions; (2) providing funds for states to purchase, store, process, package, harvest, and distribute locally grown commodities, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops, dairy, and other consumable items; and (3) expanding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).

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Timeline

  1. 24 June 2020

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 June 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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