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H.R. 3100: Student Food Security Act of 2021

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H.R. 3100: Student Food Security Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-11 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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

Student Food Security Act of 2021

Plain summary

Student Food Security Act of 2021 This bill expands the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and establishes programs to address food insecurity among college students. Specifically, the bill permanently modifies the eligibility requirements to allow additional college students to receive SNAP benefits, and it establishes a demonstration program to allow college students to use SNAP benefits on college campuses instead of meal plans. The bill also advances implementation of certain data-sharing agreements and notifications to help students who apply for federal financial aid to also apply for and receive other federal means-tested benefits (e.g., Section 8 tenant-based housing assistance, Medicaid, and Supplemental Security Income). In addition, the bill (1) requires questions about food and housing insecurity to be incorporated into the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, and (2) establishes a grant program to support research and address incidences of food and housing insecurity among college students.

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Official text

Student Food Security Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · 36 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3100 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117