3.0.0 1488 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-29T19:09:02Z Military Hunger Prevention Act 117 2339 HR 2021-04-01 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2021-04-29 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-04-29 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-04-29 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-04-29 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2021-04-29 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-04-29 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-04-29 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2021-04-29 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-04-29 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2021-04-29 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-04-29 True L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-04-29 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-04-29 True C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2021-04-29 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-04-29 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2021-05-18 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-05-18 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2021-05-20 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2021-05-27 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2021-06-08 False P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-06-15 False W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA G. 2021-06-17 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2021-08-03 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-09-23 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-10-19 False O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2021-10-21 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-10-28 False K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2021-11-02 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-11-03 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-11-18 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2021-11-30 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2021-12-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Poverty and welfare assistance Wages and earnings Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-12-08T16:05:48Z Military Hunger Prevention Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to pay a basic needs allowance to certain low-income members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, those eligible for the basic needs allowance are members who (1) have completed initial entry training, (2) have a gross household income that did not exceed an amount equal to 130% of the federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and (3) do not elect to decline the allowance.

In situations where a household contains two or more eligible members, the bill specifies that only one allowance may be paid per year to one member they jointly elect.

The amount of the allowance must be the aggregate amount equal to 130% of the HHS federal poverty guidelines minus the gross household income of the covered member during the preceding year divided by 12.

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) of DOD must notify, in writing, individuals determined to be eligible for the allowance. The notice must include information regarding financial management and assistance programs administered by DOD for which the individuals are also eligible.

Individuals who seek to receive the allowance must submit specified information to DFAS.

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