II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 677 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Merkley , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Warren , Ms. Harris , Mr. Markey , Mr. Booker , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Menendez , and Mr. Durbin ) 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 provide for the participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.