115-hr-3875115th Congress

College Student Hunger Act of 2017

Sponsored By: Representative Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

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Summary

College Student Hunger Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to include individuals enrolled in an institution of higher education who: (1) have an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA); or (2) are determined to be independent based on specified criteria included in the HEA.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

FL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 4/26/2018

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2017

  • Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2017

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2017

  • Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2017

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2017

  • SANDER LEVIN

    MI • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2017

  • Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2017

  • Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2017

  • Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2017

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 10/4/2017

  • Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2017

  • Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2017

  • Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2017

  • Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/11/2017

  • Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/19/2017

  • Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 10/19/2017

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/19/2017

  • Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]

    GU • D

    Sponsored 10/19/2017

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/19/2017

  • Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2017

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/31/2017

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 11/1/2017

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2017

  • Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/11/2018

  • Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/1/2018

  • Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 5/9/2018

  • Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 5/23/2018

  • Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 6/20/2018

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2018

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