[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4939 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4939
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit an annual report to
Congress on the state of food security and diet quality in the United
States, including the impact of changes to the supplemental nutrition
assistance program (SNAP), and to provide policy recommendations for
improving nutrition outcomes for both participants and nonparticipants.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 8, 2025
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit an annual report to
Congress on the state of food security and diet quality in the United
States, including the impact of changes to the supplemental nutrition
assistance program (SNAP), and to provide policy recommendations for
improving nutrition outcomes for both participants and nonparticipants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP Study Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. FOOD SECURITY AND DIET QUALITY REPORT.
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as
amended by section 4125, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 32. FOOD SECURITY AND DIET QUALITY REPORT.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the effective date
of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report
on food security and diet quality in the United States.
``(b) Contents.--The report required to be submitted under
subsection (a) shall include--
``(1) an analysis of the food security and diet quality of
participants and nonparticipants in the supplemental nutrition
assistance program;
``(2)(A) a summary of legislative and Executive branch
changes made to the supplemental nutrition assistance program
in the year covered by the report that are intended to improve
food security and diet quality; and
``(B) an analysis of the impact and effectiveness of those
changes on food security and diet quality; and
``(3) recommendations to the Congress on how to improve
food security and diet quality for participants and
nonparticipants in the supplemental nutrition assistance
program.''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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