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SNAP Simplification for the Elderly Act

Introduced: December 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Dec 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Dec 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 1, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SNAP Simplification for the Elderly Act

This bill (1) extends the certification period for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain households, (2) expands the use of combined applications for SNAP and certain other benefits, and (3) requires the Department of Agriculture to carry out pilot projects to integrate the delivery of various benefits to certain low-income households.

What's happening now December 21, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Aug 7, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Dec 5, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Dec 4, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Dec 1, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Dec 1, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4521: SNAP Simplification for the Elderly Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4521/
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"H.R. 4521: SNAP Simplification for the Elderly Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4521/.
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H.R. 4521, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4521/.
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