I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2020 Mr. García of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal provisions relating to the denial of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Barriers to SNAP Act . 2. Repeal of denial of benefits Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 862a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking for— and all that follows and inserting for assistance under any State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking (1) Program of temporary assistance for needy families .— ; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) in subsection (e), by striking it— and all that follows and inserting the term in section 419(5) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 619(5) ) when referring to assistance provided under a State program funded under paragraph A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). .