Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act (H.R. 5168)
Referred to CommitteeLatest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
1/13/2026 • House
Summary
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.
Introduced in House • 9/8/2025
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September 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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· Congress.gov, CRS, USAspending, FEC, LDA · Record updated Oct 28, 2026
- Congress.govLibrary of CongressStatus, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and textRecord updated Oct 28, 2026 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 1:48 PM ET
- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in House” version, Sep 8, 2025 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 1:48 PM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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