H.R. 1882: Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013
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H.R. 1882: Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-08 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013
Plain summary
Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using funds for any agreement with a foreign government to promote enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). Terminates the Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative between the United States and Mexico.
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Official text
Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · 20 cosponsors
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Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ann Wagner (R-MO)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1882.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr1882 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113