To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
USA115th CongressHR-3875| House
| Updated: 10/26/2017
Al Lawson
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (38)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Agriculture and Food
Education of the disadvantagedFood assistance and reliefHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
USA115th CongressHR-3875| House
| Updated: 10/26/2017
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Al Lawson
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (38)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Agriculture and Food
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Education of the disadvantagedFood assistance and reliefHigher educationStudent aid and college costs