Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5168 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5168 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2025 Mr. Hernandez (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Soto, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Salazar, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition the Commonwealth of 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)(2) by inserting ``, Puerto Rico,'' after ``Hawaii''. (b) Eligible Households.--Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``Puerto Rico,'' after ``Guam,'', (2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``and Guam'' and inserting ``Guam, and Puerto Rico'', and (3) in subsection (e)-- (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``Puerto Rico,'' after ``Hawaii,'' each place it appears, and (B) in paragraph (6)(B) by inserting ``Puerto Rico,'' after ``Guam,''. SEC. 3. SUBMISSION OF PLAN OF OPERATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION BY SECRETARY OF