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S.1717: SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced June 5, 2019
- Latest Major Action June 5, 2019
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- Introduced in Senate - June 5, 2019
Bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 5, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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| June 5, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tim Scott (R-S.C.) |