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Introduced
09/28/2017
09/28/2017
In Committee
10/26/2017
10/26/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
College Student Hunger Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to include individuals enrolled in an institution of higher education who: (1) have an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA); or (2) are determined to be independent based on specified criteria included in the HEA.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of college students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as the food stamp program. Specifically, the bill allows students enrolled in an institution of higher education who either have an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established in the Higher Education Act of 1965, or are determined to be independent based on certain criteria in the Higher Education Act, to be eligible for SNAP benefits.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (39)
Al Lawson (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Madeleine Bordallo (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Sander Levin (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (on 10/26/2017)
Official Document
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bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3875/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3875/BILLS-115hr3875ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3875/BILLS-115hr3875ih.pdf.pdf |
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