About the bill
Jeff Bezos, notable non-recipient of food assistance benefits, has a new $500 million yacht called Koru.
Context
SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the federal government’s initiative providing money for food assistance to low-income Americans. The program is still often nicknamed “food stamps,” even though it officially changed that name in 2008.
While the program is entirely federally funded, states each set their own rules, like the amount of financial assistance provided and income levels for eligibility.
41 states have an eligibility policy called Broad-Based Categorical Eligibilty, or BBCE. It allows a household to enroll in SNAP if they’re eligible to receive a mere *brochure *or *pamphlet *about it — for example, because they’re enrolled in another government program like Temporary Assistance for Needy …
Sponsor and status
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Introduced on Jun 15, 2023
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on June 15, 2023. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
9 Cosponsors (9 Republicans)
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H.R. 4154 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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