118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3037Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2023

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced May 2, 2023
Last action Jun 1, 2023
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Referred
Jun 1, 2023
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using the value of a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of a man and a woman ages 19-50 years,a child ages 6-8 years, anda child ages 9-11 years.USDA must (1) reevaluate and publish the market baskets of the plan by December 31, 2029, and every five years thereafter, based on current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and dietary guid...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
May 2, 2023
Introduced in House
May 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.