H.R. 3809: College Student Hunger Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-17 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

College Student Hunger Act of 2019

Plain summary

College Student Hunger Act of 2019 This bill expands the eligibility of students at institutions of higher education to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). SNAP eligibility for students is expanded to include certain low-income students who (1) are employed a minimum of 10 hours per week (currently 20 hours) during the regular school year, (2) are eligible for a federal Pell Grant, (3) have an expected family contribution equal to zero, or (4) are independent. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Education to provide notification to certain students regarding their eligibility for SNAP benefits, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct an audit of the operations of the Food and Nutrition Service to examine the procedures and outreach practices used by the service to provide to states information about the eligibility of students at institutions of higher education for participation in the program, USDA to update its state outreach plan guidance, and USDA to implement projects to decrease student hunger at institutions of higher education and to reduce barriers to college students fully utilizing SNAP benefits at these institutions.

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Official text

College Student Hunger Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · 29 cosponsors

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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3809.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3809 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116