H.R. 2809: Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-16 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2019

Plain summary

Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2019 This bill repeals certain work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). (Under current law, the requirements apply to able-bodied adults who are ages 18-49 and have no dependent children. Individuals who do not meet certain work requirements are generally prohibited from receiving more than 3 months of SNAP benefits over a 36-month period.)

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Official text

Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 38 cosponsors

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Gwen Moore (D-WI), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2809.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2809 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116