# 114-hr-3657: Food Security Improvement Act of 2015

114-hr-3657, Food Security Improvement Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3657
- Congress: 114
- Title: Food Security Improvement Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
- Introduced: 2015-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Food Security Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill. The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6533: Protect American Democracy Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.
- 114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-6297: Iran Sanctions Extension Act
- 114-hr-6240: Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-3657 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3657)

## Related
- [114-hr-6533: Protect American Democracy Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6533)
- [114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premiu…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6428)
- [114-hr-6421: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6421)
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-6297: Iran Sanctions Extension Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6297)
- [114-hr-6240: Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6240)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3657 (as of 2025-11-18).