John D. Cavaletto
- Republican
Primary
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Secretary of Human Services shall seek a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to allow the State to specify certain foods that may and may not be purchased in Illinois with the benefits funded by the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly known as the Food Stamp program), including a general ban on the use of SNAP benefits to purchase foods of minimal nutritional value such as carbonated soft drinks, snack cakes, candies, chewing gum, flavored ice bars, and fried, high-fat chips.
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Session Sine Die
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
To Public Benefits Subcommittee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D. Cavaletto
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