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S. 2110 116th Congress Senate

Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to address food and housing insecurity on college campuses.

Introduced: July 15, 2019 Introduced by: Christopher Murphy Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 15, 2019
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 Latest action July 15, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to collect data on the food and housing insecurity of college students.

Specifically, ED must add questions that measure rates of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. In addition, ED must collect data on student eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3718 Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 17, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 15, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 15, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2110: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2110/
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