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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Bill Overview
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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
Roll Call Votes
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