SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2019
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (24 Jun 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
What this bill does
H.R. 3142, the SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2019, would allow individuals to use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase specific multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements. These supplements would need to meet certain criteria set by the National Academy of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration, ensuring they provide significant amounts of specified vitamins and minerals without exceeding safe upper intake levels.
This bill would affect SNAP recipients by expanding the types of items they can purchase with their benefits. It would also redefine what constitutes a "staple food" under federal law to exclude these specific dietary supplements.
The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in June 2019 by Representative Mike Rogers and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. As of its introduction, no further action has been taken. If the bill were to advance, it would need to be passed by the House, then by the Senate, and finally signed into law by the President.
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Official summary
SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2019
This bill allows Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be used to purchase multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements for home consumption.
Specifically, the supplements (1) must provide at least half of the vitamins and minerals for which the National Academy of Medicine establishes dietary reference intakes at 50% or more of the daily value for the intended life stage per daily serving, as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (2) may not exceed the tolerable upper intake levels for those nutrients for which an established tolerable upper intake level is determined by the National Academy of Medicine.
The bill amends the definition of "staple food" to exclude multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements.
Timeline
24 Jun 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3142 do?
- H.R. 3142, the SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2019, would allow individuals to use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase specific multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements. These supplements would need to meet certain criteria set by the National Academy of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration, ensuring they provide significant amounts of specified vitamins and minerals without exceeding safe upper intake levels. This bill would affect SNAP recipients by expanding the types of items they can purchase with their benefits. It would also redefine what constitutes a "staple food" under federal law to exclude these specific dietary supplements. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in June 2019 by Representative Mike Rogers and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. As of its introduction, no further action has been taken. If the bill were to advance, it would need to be passed by the House, then by the Senate, and finally signed into law by the President.
- Has H.R. 3142 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 3142. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3142?
- H.R. 3142 was sponsored by Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3142?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (24 Jun 2019).
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