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H.R.6449

H.R.6449: Food and Necessities During Public Emergencies Act of 2020

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Introduced April 3, 2020
Latest Major Action April 3, 2020

Bill Sponsor

Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

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23 (All Democrats)

Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)
Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.)
Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)
Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.)
Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-N.J.)
Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)
Bill Foster (D-Ill.)
Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.)
Darren Soto (D-Fla.)
Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)
Jesús García (D-Ill.)
Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.)
Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.)
Michael San Nicolas (D-Guam)
David Cicilline (D-R.I.)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)

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Introduced in House - April 3, 2020

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Food and Necessities During Public Emergencies Act of 2020 This bill provides that during an emergency declared under the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits may be used to purchase specified durable goods. Specifically, such goods shall include infant care necessities, household paper products, household cleaning products, and...

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Date	Description
April 3, 2020	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
April 3, 2020	Introduced in the House by Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

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Introduced in the House by Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)