SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2018
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (8 Feb 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
What this bill does
H.R. 4855, the SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2018, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to encourage purchases of certain fruits and vegetables by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It would add a definition of "supplemental fruits and vegetables," to be identified by the Secretary of Agriculture through rulemaking as those containing nutrients beneficial to SNAP recipients' health. The bill would then increase the value of a household's monthly SNAP benefit allotment by 30 percent of the cost of these qualifying fruits and vegetables purchased that month, subject to a maximum monthly amount set by the Secretary based on household size.
The bill would primarily affect SNAP participants, who could receive additional benefit value tied to their purchases of designated fruits and vegetables, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which would be responsible for defining qualifying items and setting the maximum incentive amounts by household size. If enacted, the changes were to take effect October 1, 2018.
The bill was introduced on January 19, 2018, in the 115th Congress by Rep. Matt Cartwright, with numerous cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. According to available records, it received no further action or vote before that Congress ended, meaning the bill did not become law.
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Official summary
SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide a financial incentive for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.
Timeline
8 Feb 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4855 do?
- H.R. 4855, the SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2018, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to encourage purchases of certain fruits and vegetables by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It would add a definition of "supplemental fruits and vegetables," to be identified by the Secretary of Agriculture through rulemaking as those containing nutrients beneficial to SNAP recipients' health. The bill would then increase the value of a household's monthly SNAP benefit allotment by 30 percent of the cost of these qualifying fruits and vegetables purchased that month, subject to a maximum monthly amount set by the Secretary based on household size. The bill would primarily affect SNAP participants, who could receive additional benefit value tied to their purchases of designated fruits and vegetables, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which would be responsible for defining qualifying items and setting the maximum incentive amounts by household size. If enacted, the changes were to take effect October 1, 2018. The bill was introduced on January 19, 2018, in the 115th Congress by Rep. Matt Cartwright, with numerous cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. According to available records, it received no further action or vote before that Congress ended, meaning the bill did not become law.
- Has H.R. 4855 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 4855. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4855?
- H.R. 4855 was sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] (D-PA), with 30 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4855?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (8 Feb 2018).
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