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2 Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.
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5 A BILL
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14 To amend the Food Stamp Expansion Act of 2009 to provide increased financial assistance
15 through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for senior residents of
16 the District of Columbia, addressing food insecurity among the aging population.
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18 BE IT ENACTED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
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20 act may be cited as the “Senior SNAP Enhancement Act of 2024”.
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22 Section 2: The Food Stamp Expansion Act of 2009, effective March 3, 2010 (D.C. Law
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24 18- 38 111; D.C. Official Code § 4-261.01 et seq.) is amended as follows:
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26 (a) Section 5081 (D.C. Official Code § 4-261.01) is amended as follows:
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28 (1) A new section 5086 is added to read as follows:
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30 “Sec. 5086. Senior SNAP Enhancement.
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32 “(a) Beginning October 1, 2025, a senior participant in SNAP shall be entitled to receive
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34 locally funded supplemental benefits if the participant’s total monthly allotment is less than 15%
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36 of the federal eligible maximum monthly allotment.
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38 “(b) The locally funded supplemental benefits shall be calculated as the difference
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40 between the federal eligible monthly maximum allotment plus 30% and rounded up to the
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42 nearest dollar.”.
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44 Section 3. Fiscal impact statement.
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46 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
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48 impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
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50 approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(3)).
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52 Section 4. Effective date.
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54 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
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56 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review as
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58 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
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60 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813: D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)) and publication in the District of
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62 Columbia Register.
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