,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fddi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #c1 #bjbj,mr4 
,neguse introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide    
that during an emergency declared under 
the ,national ,emergencies ,act or the  
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act1        
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program benefits issued under the ,food 
and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh may be used
 to purchase certain durable goods4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,food and ,necessities ,during     
,public ,emergencies ,act of #bjbj4  #b4
 ,purchase of durable goods with        
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program benefits during declared        
emergencies ,during an emergency        
declared under the ,national            
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq47 or the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford   
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        

,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et
 seq471 the term food as defined in     
section #c7k77#a7 of the ,food and      
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab7k77#a77 shall be deemed to include
 the following3 7#a7 ,infant care       
necessities1 including diapers          
7disposable or re-useable71 baby wipes1 
and bottles4  7#b7 ,household paper     
products1 including tissues1 toilet     
paper1 and paper towels4  7#c7          
,household cleaning products1 including3
 mops1 brooms1 bleach 7or equivalent    
cleaning solutions71 and cleaning wipes4
  7#d7 ,personal cleaning products1     
including toothbrushes1 toothpaste1     
soap1 shampoo1 hand sanitizer1 and      
deodorant4