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H.Res. 90: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and that the House of Representatives should reject any proposed legislation that includes any provisions that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under SNAP.

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H.Res. 90: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and that the House of Representatives should reject any proposed legislation that includes any provisions that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under SNAP.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-28 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and that the House of Representatives should reject any proposed legislation that includes any provisions that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under SNAP.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that in this Congress the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) and that the House should reject any proposed legislation that seeks to do so.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and that the House of Representatives should reject any proposed legislation that includes any provisions that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under SNAP.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · 137 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Al Green (D-TX), James A. Himes (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) and 77 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hres90 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113