# 116-hr-5349: Protect SNAP Act

116-hr-5349, Protect SNAP Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5349
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protect SNAP Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2019-12-06
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 110
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect SNAP Act This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from modifying work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). The bill also prohibits the use of federal funds (including fees) to implement or enforce the Food and Nutrition Service rule titled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents, published on February 1, 2019.

## Cosponsors (110)

- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5349 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5349)

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