Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023
This bill, the Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023, aims to improve access to nutrition assistance for older adults and people with disabilities through several key changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and related programs. It extends SNAP certification periods to 36 months, establishes a standard medical expense deduction for elderly/disabled participants, and creates streamlined application processes (Elderly Simplified Application Program and Combined Application Program) to reduce administrative burdens for eligible households. The bill also establishes a pilot program to improve enrollment among older adults, kinship families, and people with disabilities, and adds provisions for food delivery services for SNAP participants who are elderly or disabled and unable to shop. Additionally, it increases funding for the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and creates infrastructure funding for farmers' markets to improve access to fresh food in underserved communities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 18, 2023
Last action Jun 23, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
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Committee
2
Jun 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
May 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 46 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Suzanne Bonamici
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Dingell
DDemocratic
Co
Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
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