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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 9004
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 to repeal provisions relating to the denial of benefits under
the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal provisions relating
to the denial of benefits under the supplemental nutrition
assistance program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Removing Barriers to
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SNAP Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DENIAL OF BENEFITS.
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Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
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Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a)
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is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for—’’ and
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all that follows and inserting ‘‘for assistance under
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any State program funded under part A of title IV
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of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).’’;
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(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘(1) PROGRAM OF TEM-
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PORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.—’’;
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and
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(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
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(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘it—’’ and all
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that follows and inserting ‘‘the term in section
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419(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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619(5)) when referring to assistance provided under
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a State program funded under paragraph A of title
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IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et
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seq.).’’.
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