Committee on General Welfare
TL;DR
The Committee on General Welfare held a meeting focused on food insecurity and assistance programs, including oversight of warming centers and proposals to expand SNAP benefits. The committee introduced a local law requiring reporting on warming centers and advanced resolutions supporting state and federal legislation to establish fraud victim compensation and allow SNAP benefits to be used for hot prepared foods.
Key Decisions
- Oversight - Food Insecurity Discussed
- Local Law amending administrative code regarding warming center reporting Introduced
- Resolution supporting NY State legislation for SNAP/cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund (A03578/S00403) Advanced
- Resolution supporting federal 'Hot Foods Act of 2025' (S.1202/H.R.2512) to permit SNAP use for hot prepared foods Advanced
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