Bill Sponsor
House Bill 3841
115th Congress(2017-2018)
SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 26, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 26, 2017
Latest Action
Oct 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3841
Congress
115
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Alabama
Democrat
California
Republican
New York
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be used to purchase multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements for home consumption.

The supplements: (1) must provide at least half of the vitamins and minerals for which the National Academy of Medicine establishes dietary reference intakes at 50% or more of the daily value for the intended life stage per daily serving, as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (2) may not exceed the tolerable upper intake levels for those nutrients for which an established tolerable upper intake level is determined by the National Academy of Medicine.

Text (1)
September 26, 2017
Actions (3)
10/05/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
09/26/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
09/26/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:40 PM