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H.R. 5346 117th Congress House

Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the direct certification and enrollment of households of active members of the Armed Forces of the U… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the direct certification and enrollment of households of active members of the Armed Forces of the United States in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 2021 Introduced by: Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Oct 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Sep 23, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Sep 23, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1015)
Sep 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021

This bill facilitates the participation of military households in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by excluding from income limits the housing allowance provided to members of the Armed Forces and modifying administration and other aspects of the program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 17 Republican 3
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 19, 2022
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 9, 2021
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 9, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Nov 9, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 9, 2021
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Nov 9, 2021
Bowman, Jamaal
· Sep 23, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 23, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 23, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 23, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 23, 2021
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Sep 23, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2021
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Sep 23, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 23, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Sep 23, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 23, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 23, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 23, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 23, 2021
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 23, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 23, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 23, 2021
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Sep 23, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 23, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 23, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Sep 23, 2021
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 23, 2021
Wild, Susan
· Sep 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5346: Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5346/
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"H.R. 5346: Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5346/.
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H.R. 5346, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5346/.
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