H.R. 5048 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5048 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 17, 2021Ms. Kuster (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Case, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jacobs of California, Ms. Newman, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Strickland, and Mrs. Trahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit States to record in writing that applicants for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits have signed an application through a recorded verbal assent over the telephone. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act of 2021 or the SNAP Act of 2021. 2. Amendment Section 11(e)(2)(C)(iii)(I) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(C)(iii)(I)) is amended by inserting as audio or in writing after record. 3. Effective date; Application of amendment (a) Effective date This Act, and the amendment made by this Act, shall take effect on January 1, 2023. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by section 2 shall apply with respect to applications made after the effective date of this Act.