# 118-hr-7416: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act

118-hr-7416, Closing the College Hunger Gap Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-7416
- Congress: 118
- Title: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2024-02-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Closing the College Hunger Gap Act

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2024-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2024-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2024-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- 118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act
- 118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
- 118-hr-6929: Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024
- 118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023
- 118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act

## Sources
- [118-hr-7416 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7416)

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- [118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4583)
- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
- [118-hr-6929: Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6929)
- [118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-14)
- [118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-11)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7416 (as of 2026-10-15).