Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 10, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jun 1, 2023
Agriculture
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain students. Specifically, the bill removes the restriction on SNAP eligibility for students to allow otherwise eligible students who are attending institutions of higher education (IHEs) at least half time to participate in SNAP. Under current law, students 18-49 years old are restricted, with exceptions, from participating in SNAP. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 temporarily exempted some students from certain SNAP eligibility requirements; these temporary student exemptions are currently scheduled to expire after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023. Furth...
Timeline · 3 actions
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
May 10, 2023
Introduced in House
May 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.