Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2006

H.R. 5158, the Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2006, aimed to increase participation in the federal food stamp program (now known as SNAP) by streamlining the application process and expanding community support systems. The bill proposed increasing federal funding to states that took specific steps to make the program more accessible and sought to prohibit requirements for applicants to provide fingerprints. Additionally, it would have established a pilot grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to community-based nonprofit hunger relief organizations to help them move beyond emergency food aid toward long-term solutions for food insecurity.