Committee on General Welfare
TL;DR
The Committee on General Welfare held a meeting focused on food insecurity and assistance programs in New York City. The committee considered measures to improve warming center reporting, support fraud victims in SNAP and cash assistance programs, and advocated for federal legislation to expand what foods can be purchased with food assistance benefits.
Key Decisions
- Oversight - Food Insecurity Discussed
- Local Law to amend administrative code regarding warming center reporting Introduced
- Resolution supporting SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund (State level) Passed
- Resolution supporting 'Hot Foods Act of 2025' to expand SNAP eligible purchases (Federal level) Passed
Agenda
- T2026-1550 Oversight - Food Insecurity.Oversight
- Int 0790-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on warming centersIntroduction
- Res 0021-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A03578/S00403 to establish a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fundResolution
- T2026-1597 Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, S.1202/H.R.2512, the “Hot Foods Act of 2025,” to permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumptionResolution