H.R. 5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-08 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

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Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

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Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act This bill establishes a process to enable Puerto Rico to participate as a state in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state receives SNAP funding based on the number of participating households in the state whereas Puerto Rico receives a block grant to fund its nutrition assistance program. The bill requires Puerto Rico to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a plan of operation to transition from the consolidated block grant program to SNAP. USDA must provide appropriate training and technical assistance to enable Puerto Rico to formulate such plan.

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Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] · 89 cosponsors

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Don Bacon (R-NE), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), George Latimer (D-NY), Emily Randall (D-WA), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD), John W. Mannion (D-NY), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), John B. Larson (D-CT), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Derek Tran (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Christian D. Menefee (D-TX), George Whitesides (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) and 29 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] reported raising $968,392 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5168.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5168 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills