3.0.0 1336 2025-12-05T08:21:34Z 2025-12-05T08:21:34Z Senate S S 2023-04-27 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1336 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-04-27T16:47:06Z 118 3037 HR 2023-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. Identical bill CRS 2023-04-27 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2023-04-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2023-04-27 True W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2023-04-27 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2023-04-27 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2023-04-27 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-04-27 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2023-04-27 True F000479 Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] John Fetterman D PA K. 2023-04-27 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2023-05-03 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2023-05-09 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2023-06-06 False B001320 Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] Laphonza Butler D CA 2024-03-06 False Agriculture and Food Aging 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Alaska 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Computers and information technology 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Disability and paralysis 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Employment and training programs 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Food assistance and relief 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Hawaii 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Health care costs and insurance 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Income tax deductions 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Poverty and welfare assistance 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Puerto Rico 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z U.S. territories and protectorates 2023-06-23T18:16:24Z Agriculture and Food 2023-05-09T16:15:23Z

00 2023-04-27 Introduced in Senate 2024-10-01T15:21:45Z <p><strong>Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2023 </strong></p><p>This bill revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.</p><p>The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using the value of a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of</p><ul><li>a man and a woman ages 19-50 years,</li><li>a child ages 6-8 years, and</li><li>a child ages 9-11 years.</li></ul><p>USDA must (1) reevaluate and publish the market baskets of the plan by December 31, 2029, and every five years thereafter, based on current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and dietary guidance; and (2) make adjustments to the plan to account for household size, changes in the cost of the diet, and the costs of food in specified areas.</p><p>The bill modifies the requirements for calculating household income to determine SNAP eligibility by (1) authorizing a standard medical expense deduction for households containing an elderly or disabled member, and (2) eliminating the cap on the excess shelter expense deduction.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>The bill eliminates certain work requirements for SNAP; the requirements apply to able-bodied adults who are ages 18-49 and have no dependent children.</p><p>The bill allows Puerto Rico to participate in SNAP. Currently, Puerto Rico receives a block grant instead of participating in SNAP. The bill also provides funding for Puerto Rico to receive a one-time USDA grant for the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP.</p>

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