3.0.0 2837 2023-01-11T13:48:35Z 2023-01-11T13:48:35Z House HR 2021-04-26 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 71 (Monday, April 26, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 2837.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2115]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2021-07-01T19:27:40Z Referred to 2021-04-26T16:01:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2021-04-26T18:47:15Z Referred to 2021-04-26T16:01:50Z Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 117 2667 S 2021-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2021-07-01 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Committee 2021-04-26 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Committee 2021-04-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-04-26 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. 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This bill repeals a lifetime ban that prohibits individuals convicted of certain offenses related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or assistance under programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants. Any state law that imposes conditions on eligibility for SNAP benefits or TANF assistance based on an individual's conviction of such an offense shall have no force or effect.

In addition, individuals who are incarcerated and scheduled to be released within 30 days shall qualify as individual households for purposes of SNAP eligibility. Under current law, unless specifically excepted, individuals residing in institutions do not constitute a household.

]]> Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 Display Title Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2837ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2837ih.xml 2021-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. 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.