118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2432Bridging the SNAP Gap Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical expense deduction, and for other purposes.

Taxation
Introduced Jul 20, 2023
Last action Jul 20, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 20, 2023
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Referred
Jul 20, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands certain income exclusions and the excess medical expense deduction under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, the bill excludes income from children in elementary or secondary schools who are age 21 or younger from income calculations for purposes of determining SNAP eligibility (currently, the exclusion is limited to children who are age 17 or younger). In addition, the bill expands the excess medical expense deduction to include all individuals, rather than only individuals age 60 or older or individuals with disabilities. (The excess medical expense deduction allows for the deduction of certain out-of-pocket medical expenses that exceed $...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.