The Feed Our Veterans Act, legislation Vasquez introduced and fought for during the most recent Farm Bill markup to combat food insecurity among veterans and protect them from new burdensome SNAP work requirements introduced under the Republican tax law last summer.
Combat food insecurity among veterans and protect them from burdensome SNAP work requirements.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official homepage's latest-news section shows June 8 and June 5 posts on the BADGES Act, public lands, and a Defense Department question; it does not show any SNAP- or veterans-food-security item in the current lookback window.
The official press releases page says Vasquez introduced the bipartisan HOT Rotisserie Chicken Act to let SNAP cover hot rotisserie chicken purchases.
Assessments
Vasquez has taken a concrete SNAP-related step by introducing the HOT Rotisserie Chicken Act, which addresses food access, but the evidence does not show delivery of the specific promise to combat food insecurity among veterans or to protect them from SNAP work requirements. There is also no current evidence of a veteran-focused SNAP/work-requirement outcome being achieved, so this is only partial credit in the current term.