HR 6565
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Education of the disadvantaged
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Student aid and college costs
Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2020
This bill temporarily suspends eligibility requirements for certain students under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during a public health emergency declaration due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), allowing students enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education who would have lost eligibility due to such requirements to continue to receive SNAP benefits.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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