HB4855: SNAP Ban Study Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the effects of the post-incarceration ban under section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 on participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program by drug felons, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill directs the Comptroller General (the head of an independent government watchdog agency) to study how a federal ban affects food assistance eligibility for people with drug felony convictions. The ban, created in 1996, permanently bars some drug felons from receiving SNAP benefits (food stamps). The study will examine how many eligible people are denied benefits and what effects this has. The bill is currently introduced, meaning it has been formally submitted to Congress but not yet assigned to a for review.
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HB4855: SNAP Ban Study Act