# 117-hr-2837: Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021

117-hr-2837, Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-2837
- Congress: 117
- Title: Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Introduced: 2021-04-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (41)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-2837 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2837)

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