About the bill
This evening’s House vote on the food assistance program SNAP is significant not only in the size of the cuts proposed but also by separating food assistance policy from agricultural subsidy policy. That pairing, which dates back to the Great Depression, has been key to the success of both policy programs. To understand the significance of the proposed cuts to SNAP, we need to understand it in a larger context.
SNAP, which is the new name for the food stamp program, would be cut by $40 billion over 10 years if the House bill H.R. 3102 is enacted,according to The New York Times, or about $4 billion a year. The cuts are unlikely to be enacted (more on that later), but let’s understand what the House’s …
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 19, 2013 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Hastings and Bernice Johnson Send Letter Urging No Further Cuts to SNAP in the Farm Bill Conference Report”
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Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL20, 2013-2021]
on Dec 4, 2013
“congresswoman Fudge to vote no on gop bill that slashes $40 billion from snap”
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Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH11, 2008-2021]
on Sep 19, 2013
“H.R. 3102, Statement for the Record”
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Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ8, 2013-2022]
on Sep 20, 2013
History
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Jul 11, 2013
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Related Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 18, 2013
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Sep 16, 2013
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Introduced
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Sep 19, 2013
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 351 (113th). |
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Sep 19, 2013
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jan 29, 2014
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Related Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2642 (113th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3102 (113th). |
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Feb 4, 2014
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Related Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Feb 7, 2014
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Related Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 3102 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3102. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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