# 116-hr-8427: Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020

116-hr-8427, Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8427
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report on enrollment in the Lifeline program. The Lifeline program is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers, and it allows those consumers to qualify for Lifeline assistance based on their receipt of other federal assistance programs (e.g., Medicaid or Federal Public Housing Assistance). Specifically, the FCC must submit reports on (1) enrollment in the Lifeline program by individuals who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), and (2) the number of new broadband consumers projected to join the Lifeline program through federal assistance programs and the efficacy of various efforts to advertise the Lifeline program.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7566: COVS Act
- 116-hr-7489: Long Bridge Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7393: Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7183: National NEVER FORGET Act
- 116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8427 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8427)

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- [116-hr-7566: COVS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7566)
- [116-hr-7489: Long Bridge Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7489)
- [116-hr-7393: Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7393)
- [116-hr-7183: National NEVER FORGET Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7183)
- [116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7071)
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