To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt discounting food from the equal treatment requirement during a government shutdown, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Allows SNAP-authorized retailers to offer incentives during USDA funding lapses without obtaining a waiver when participants are not receiving full benefits.
Who Benefits and How
SNAP households and participating retailers could continue or expand incentive offers during funding lapses without waiting for waiver approval.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA would lose some control over waiver-based oversight during shutdown-related disruptions.
Key Provisions
- Permits incentive offers when SNAP participants are not receiving full benefits during a USDA funding lapse.
- Waives the usual need for a separate USDA waiver and prevents equal-treatment violations for those offers.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Allows SNAP-authorized retailers to offer incentives during USDA funding lapses without obtaining a waiver when participants are not receiving full benefits.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Government Operations, Trade
Primary Purpose
Allows SNAP-authorized retailers to offer incentives during USDA funding lapses without obtaining a waiver when participants are not receiving full benefits.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- SNAP households affected by USDA funding lapses
- Retail food stores participating in SNAP incentive programs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Agriculture officials who otherwise would review or condition waiver requests
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Ron Wyden
D-OR | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
SNAP households receiving incentives during a funding lapse
Retail food stores participating in SNAP incentive programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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