HR 5346 United States House · 117th Congress

Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021

Summary

Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021 This bill facilitates the participation of military households in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by excluding from income limits the housing allowance provided to members of the Armed Forces and modifying administration and other aspects of the program.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2021

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Introduced Sep 23, 2021 Last action Oct 6, 2021

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Committee

Oct 6, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Sep 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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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Sep 23, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 30 co-sponsors