US Congress House Bill 3809 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Introduced on July 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expands the eligibility of students at institutions of higher education to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). SNAP eligibility for students is expanded to include certain low-income students who (1) are employed a minimum of 10 hours per week (currently 20 hours) during the regular school year, (2) are eligible for a federal Pell Grant, (3) have an expected family contribution equal to zero, or (4) are independent. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Education to provide notification to certain students regarding their eligibility for SNAP benefits, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct an audit of the operations of the Food and Nutrition Service to examine the procedures and outreach practices used by the service to provide to states information about the eligibility of students at institutions of higher education for participation in the program, USDA to update its state outreach plan guidance, and USDA to implement projects to decrease student hunger at institutions of higher education and to reduce barriers to college students fully utilizing SNAP benefits at these institutions.

College Student Hunger Act of 2019

Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
2019-07-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-07-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-07-17	House	Introduced in House

SB2143 (Same As) 2019-07-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3809/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3809/BILLS-116hr3809ih.pdf