Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2026-03-02
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act” Read the full text
Agriculture and Food
What it does
The bill sets up a process for Puerto Rico to leave its nutrition assistance block grant and join the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, like the 50 states. Puerto Rico would submit a transition plan within 180 days of designating a lead agency, and the Agriculture Department would have 180 days to decide whether to approve it, then certify to Congress that Puerto Rico qualifies as a state under the food assistance law. The bill's changes to that law do not take effect until 10 years after enactment.
Written by AI from the complete official bill text and independently fact-checked against it. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2026-03-02
In the Senate.
Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next
Official documents
The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
20
sponsors, out of 51 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
MAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGERvia MAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGER
2 filingsPUERTO RICO FISCAL AGENCY AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY AUTHORITY (AAFAF)via NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)
1 filingFrom 3 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (2026-03-02).