115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
December 20, 2018
Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Protect SNAP Act”.
SEC. 2. Preventing the changing of regulations governing waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
No rule, regulation, proposed rule, policy directive, or guideline may be issued or enforced by the Secretary of Agriculture, by the head of any entity within the Department of Agriculture (including the Food and Nutrition Service), or by any other person or entity that—
(1) supersedes subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 273.24 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on December 1, 2018; or
(2) modifies the effect or operation of any such subsection as so in effect.