3.0.0 2236 2023-01-11T13:35:53Z 2023-01-11T13:35:53Z House HR 2017-04-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 73 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:H.R. 2236.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted tocongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H2972]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2017-05-19T13:45:03Z Referred to 2017-04-28T13:00:27Z 2017-05-19 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2017-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 N M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-04-28 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2017-04-28 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2017-04-28 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-08-04 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2017-08-04 False Agriculture and Food Adoption and foster care Employment and training programs Food assistance and relief Higher education Homelessness and emergency shelter Poverty and welfare assistance Agriculture and Food 00 2017-04-28 Introduced in House 2017-09-19T14:21:01Z Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) eligibility requirements for foster care and homeless youth who are enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education.

The bill applies to foster care individuals or homeless individuals who are over 17 and not over 26 years of age, and enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education. The bill exempts the individuals from: (1) certain eligibility disqualification rules that apply to students enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education, and (2) SNAP work requirements.

If the individual is enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education that provides the individual with housing that lacks an individualized cooking facility, the bill also: (1) modifies the definition of "food" to permit SNAP benefits to be used for certain meals prepared and served by the institution, and (2) permits the individual to be treated as a separate household for the purpose of SNAP benefits.

]]> Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2017 Display Title Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide certain alternative eligibility requirements applicable to foster care youth, and homeless youth, who are enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2236ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2236ih.xml 2017-05-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.