Protect SNAP Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5349 To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provision of waivers under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 6, 2019 Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. DIN- GELL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CAR- SON of Indiana, Mr. RYAN, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. OMAR, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. WATERS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. COSTA, Mr. STANTON, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. TRONE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CASE, Ms. MENG, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BEYER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. CON- NOLLY, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. WILD, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. BASS, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COX of California, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. PLASKETT, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. HASTINGS, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:23 Dec 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H5349.IH H5349 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 5349 IH A BILL To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provi- sion of waivers under the supplemental nutrition assist- ance program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect SNAP Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. PREVENTING THE CHANGING OF REGULATIONS 5 GOVERNING WAIVERS UNDER THE SUPPLE- 6 MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 7 No rule, regulation, proposed rule, policy directive, or 8 guideline may be issued or enforced by the Secretary of 9 Agriculture, by the head of any entity within the Depart- 10 ment of Agriculture (including the Food and Nutrition 11 Service), or by any other person or entity that— 12 (1) supersedes subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), 13 or (f) of section 273.24 of title 7 of the Code of Fed- 14 eral Regulations as in effect on December 1, 2018; 15 or 16 (2) modifies the effect or operation of any such 17 subsection as so in effect. 18 SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON FEDERAL FUNDS. 19 No Federal funds (including fees) made available for 20 any fiscal year may be used to finalize, implement, admin- 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:23 Dec 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5349.IH H5349 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 5349 IH ister, enforce, carry out, or otherwise give effect to the 1 proposed rule entitled ‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 2 Program: Requirements for Able Bodied Adults Without 3 Dependents’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 980; February 1, 2019). 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:23 Dec 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5349.IH H5349 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS