# 117-hr-5595: College Student Hunger Act of 2021

117-hr-5595, College Student Hunger Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5595
- Congress: 117
- Title: College Student Hunger Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Introduced: 2021-10-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 47
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

College Student Hunger Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (47)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5595 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5595)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5595 (as of 2026-10-15).