3.0.0 2143 2022-11-01T13:50:35Z 2022-11-01T13:50:35Z Senate S 2019-07-17 116 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-17T18:09:38Z College Student Hunger Act of 2019 116 3809 HR 2019-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Identical bill CRS 2019-07-17 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2019-07-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-07-17 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-07-17 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-02-05 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-03-05 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-06-01 False Agriculture and Food Department of Agriculture Employment and training programs Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Intergovernmental relations Poverty and welfare assistance Agriculture and Food 00 2019-07-17 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-31T16:08:21Z College Student Hunger Act of 2019

This bill 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 Display Title College Student Hunger Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced College Student Hunger Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2143is/xml/BILLS-116s2143is.xml 2019-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.