H.R. 3841: SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017
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H.R. 3841: SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-26 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017
Plain summary
SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be used to purchase multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements for home consumption. The supplements: (1) must provide at least half of the vitamins and minerals for which the National Academy of Medicine establishes dietary reference intakes at 50% or more of the daily value for the intended life stage per daily serving, as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (2) may not exceed the tolerable upper intake levels for those nutrients for which an established tolerable upper intake level is determined by the National Academy of Medicine.
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Official text
SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · 5 cosponsors
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John R. Curtis (R-UT)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3841.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3841 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115