HR 5591 United States House · 117th Congress

Student Food Security Act of 2021

Summary

Student Food Security Act of 2021 This bill expands the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and establishes programs to address food insecurity among college students. Specifically, the bill permanently modifies the eligibility requirements to allow additional college students to receive SNAP benefits, and it establishes a demonstration program to allow college students to use SNAP benefits on college campuses instead of meal plans.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Oct 15, 2021 Last action Oct 22, 2021

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

3

Key actions

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Committee

2

Oct 22, 2021

Committee

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

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Oct 15, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

lower

Oct 15, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Mary Gay Scanlon

Melanie A. Stansbury