H.R. 6510: SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-04-14 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-04-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020

Plain summary

SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to authorize all states to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) online purchasing program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The program allows approved retail food stores to accept SNAP benefits through online transactions.

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Official text

SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020

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Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · 23 cosponsors

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Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] reported raising $8.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6510.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6510 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116