[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6565 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6565

 To ensure that low-income college students are eligible for emergency 
          supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2020

  Mr. Gomez (for himself, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Soto, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Sanchez, 
   Mr. McGovern, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Grijalva, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Cohen, 
Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Jackson Lee, and 
 Mr. Ted Lieu of California) introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure that low-income college students are eligible for emergency 
          supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP 
(EATS) Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. SNAP PREVENTING HUNGER AMONG LOW-INCOME COLLEGE STUDENTS.

    Beginning with the first month that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and for each subsequent month through the end of 
the month following--
            (1) the month the current public health emergency 
        declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
        section 319 of the Public Health Service Act based on an 
        outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is terminated, 
        or
            (2) the end of the first college term following the end of 
        such public health emergency,
whichever is later, eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits shall not be limited under section 6(e) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)).
                                 <all>