H.R. 6582 · 116th Congress
Food for Working Families Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jahana Hayes
- Introduced
- 2020-04-21
- Latest action
- 2020-08-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Summary
Food for Working Families Act of 2020
This bill revises the requirements for calculating income under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to exclude from income and resources emergency federal pandemic unemployment compensation paid to an individual under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).