,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #giaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjbj,ms4 
,moore 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,lee of       
,california1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,cohen1   
,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4   
,rush1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,thompson 
of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mrs4    
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4     
,barragn1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,evans1   
,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4        
,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,fudge1  
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4          
,pascrell1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1  
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,smith 
of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4     
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4
 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4     
,takano1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   

,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to temporarily waive section
 #aae of the ,personal ,responsibility  
and ,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation  
,act of #aiif as applied to the ,,tanf  
and ,,snap programs1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,removing ,barriers 
to ,basic ,needs ,act of #bjbj4  #b4    
,emergency extension of ,,snap and      
,,tanf benefits  7a7 ,applicability of  
ban on ,,snap and ,,tanf benefits       
,section #aae of the ,personal          
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #hfb;a7 shall not apply to any
 individual applying for benefits under 
the supplemental nutrition assistance   
program and temporary assistance for    
needy families program4  7b7 ,effect on 
,state policies ,any law enacted by a   
,state under the authority under        
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of subsection 

7d77#a7 of section #aae of the ,personal
 ,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity 
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #hfb;a71 and any ,state law1  
policy1 or regulation that imposes      
conditions on eligibility for the       
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program and temporary assistance for    
needy families program based on an      
individual's conviction of an offense   
related to a controlled substance1 shall
 have no force or effect until the date 
specified in subsection 7c74  7c7       
,sunset ,the authority under this       
section shall be in effect beginning on 
the date of enactment of this ,act and  
until ,december #ca1 #bjbb4  7d7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,state ,the term ,state has the meaning 
given such term in section #c7r7 of the 
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7r774  7#b7 ,supplemental
 nutrition assistance program ,the term 
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program has the meaning given such term 

in section #c7t7 of the ,food and       
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab7t774  7#c7 ,temporary assistance  
for needy families program ,the term    
temporary assistance for needy families 
program has the meaning given such term 
in section #dja of ,personal            
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fja7;a774