US HB5915 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-05 - 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]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-05 - 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]
Summary
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal a certain disqualification to receive benefits under title IV of the Social Security Act and benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; and to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that incarcerated individuals who are scheduled to be released from an institution within 30 days shall be considered to be a household for purposes of such Act.
Title
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] |
| Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA] | Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] |
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social welfare
State and local government operations
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social welfare
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5915/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5915/BILLS-116hr5915ih.pdf |
