A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3958 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3958 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2026 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Booker, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 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 ``Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008. (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended-- (1) in subsection (r), by inserting ``Puerto Rico,'' after ``Guam,''; and (2) in subsection (u)(3), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: ``(A) make cost adjustments in the thrifty food plan for Hawaii, the urban and rural parts of Alaska, and Puerto Rico to reflect the cost of food in Hawaii, the urban and rural parts of Alaska, and Puerto Rico, respectively;''. (b) Eligible Households.--Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by inserting ``Puerto Rico,'' after ``Guam,''; (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``and Guam'' and inserting ``Guam, and Puerto Rico''; and