I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1576 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2019 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Sablan , Ms. Moore , Mr. Casten of Illinois , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Grijalva , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Soto , Mr. Sires , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Norton , Ms. Lee of California , and Mr. Morelle ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.