# 116-hr-8064: Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020

116-hr-8064, Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8064
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8064
- Congress: 116
- Title: Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Introduced: 2020-08-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to authorize the use of SNAP benefits to purchase meals for immediate consumption and frozen prepacked meals at approved retail food stores and restaurants during a major disaster or emergency declaration.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8978: Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act
- 116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act
- 116-hr-8867: CATS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8824: Federal Financing Bank Risk-Sharing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8823: Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8064 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8064)

## Related
- [116-hr-8978: Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8978)
- [116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8924)
- [116-hr-8867: CATS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8867)
- [116-hr-8824: Federal Financing Bank Risk-Sharing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8824)
- [116-hr-8823: Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8823)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8064 (as of 2025-11-18).