S.C.R. NO. 60 Summary

• Requests federal agencies revise regulations to exclude Section 8 housing subsidies paid directly to applicants from income calculations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility.

• Addresses current federal regulation 7 CFR section 273.9 which excludes housing subsidies only when paid directly to landlords or mortgagees, not when paid to recipients who then distribute payments.

• Seeks to prevent disqualification from SNAP solely because the administering office cannot make direct payments to vendors and must instead provide funds to the program recipient.

• Requests transmission of the resolution to the President, Secretaries of Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development, relevant congressional committees and subcommittees, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and the Governor of Hawaii.