# 117-hr-9144: SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022

117-hr-9144, SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9144
- Congress: 117
- Title: SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Introduced: 2022-10-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to allow households with individuals under 18 years of age who have chronic medical conditions to deduct certain medical expenses incurred by the individual from household income when calculating SNAP benefits. Currently, the excess medical expense deduction under SNAP allows households with an elderly or disabled individual to deduct such expenses.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9144 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9144)

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- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
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- [117-hres-1525: Condemning antisemitism by public figures.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1525)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9144 (as of 2025-11-18).