House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 8, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5168.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERNANDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 146, September 8, 2025, Page H3892):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 8, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5168, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5168
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 10, 2026
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- October 10, 2026
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
89 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 81 Democrats
8 of 89 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY) and 59 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pablo Hernández.
- H.R. 2261 (119th) Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act
- H.Res. 724 (119th) Recognizing the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Maria's destruction of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
- H.R. 7829 (119th) Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026
- H.R. 9246 (119th) Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination Act
- H.R. 2632 (119th) TRICARE Equality Act
- H.R. 3238 (119th) HABLA Act of 2025
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
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