H.R. 3073: Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013
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H.R. 3073: Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-09-10 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-09-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · 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
Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013
Plain summary
Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) be used to purchase only supplemental foods that are eligible for purchase under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC).
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Official text
Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · 1 cosponsors
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Andy Harris (R-MD)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3073.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3073 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113