Military Family Nutrition Access Act of 2023
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act to exclude basic allowance for housing (BAH) paid to military members from income calculations for food assistance programs. It directly affects military families who receive housing allowances and apply for benefits like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The key change adds a specific provision (paragraph 20) to the Act, ensuring BAH is not counted as income when determining eligibility. This adjustment makes it easier for military families to qualify for nutrition assistance by removing their housing allowance from income calculations.
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Introduction
Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Feb 16, 2023
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Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Feb 16, 2023
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upper
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
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Tammy Duckworth
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
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Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
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Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
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John Fetterman
DDemocratic
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Jon Tester
DDemocratic
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Murkowski
RRepublican
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