Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 21
- Latest action
- Mar 2, 2026
What it does
The Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act would transition Puerto Rico from its current nutrition assistance block grant to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), aligning its eligibility and benefit calculations with those of states. It amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to include Puerto Rico in definitions of eligible households, cost-of-living adjustments for the Thrifty food plan calculations, and SNAP participation requirements. The bill provides a transition period of up to five years for Puerto Rico to submit and implement a SNAP plan of operation, with technical assistance from the Secretary of Agriculture, and mandates congressional certification upon…
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