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HR 3875 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Education of the disadvantaged Food assistance and relief Higher education Student aid and college costs

College Student Hunger Act of 2017

Introduced: September 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Sep 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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College Student Hunger Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to include individuals enrolled in an institution of higher education who: (1) have an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA); or (2) are determined to be independent based on specified criteria included in the HEA.

What's happening now October 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 24
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 11, 2018
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 23, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 21, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 1, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 19, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 19, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 11, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 10, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 10, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 3, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Oct 3, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Oct 3, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3875: College Student Hunger Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3875/
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"H.R. 3875: College Student Hunger Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3875/.
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H.R. 3875, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3875/.
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