# 116-hr-6565: Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2020

116-hr-6565, Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6565
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Introduced: 2020-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2020 This bill temporarily suspends eligibility requirements for certain students under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during a public health emergency declaration due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), allowing students enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education who would have lost eligibility due to such requirements to continue to receive SNAP benefits.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6565 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6565)

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