H.R. 3353

Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act

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113th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3353

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 28, 2013

Mr. Conyers (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Waters, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Takano, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Holt, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Moore, Mr. Honda, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. McDermott) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period during which supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are temporarily increased.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act.

2.

Extension of temporary increase in supplemental nutrition assistance benefits

Section 101(a) of title I of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 120) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1) by striking section 3(o) and inserting section 3(u), and

(2)

in paragraph (2) by striking 2013 and inserting 2014.

3.

Effective date

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on September 30, 2013.