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H.R. 5591 117th Congress House

Student Food Security Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college student food insecurity demonstration programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 15, 2021 Introduced by: Jahana Hayes Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Oct 15, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 22, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Food Security Act of 2021

This bill expands the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and establishes programs to address food insecurity among college students.

Specifically, the bill permanently modifies the eligibility requirements to allow additional college students to receive SNAP benefits, and it establishes a demonstration program to allow college students to use SNAP benefits on college campuses instead of meal plans.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3100 Student Food Security Act of 2021
  • S 1569 Student Food Security Act of 2021
  • HR 6272 College Student Hunger Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 21, 2021
Bowman, Jamaal
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 21, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 21, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Oct 21, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 21, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Oct 15, 2021
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5591: Student Food Security Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5591/
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"H.R. 5591: Student Food Security Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5591/.
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H.R. 5591, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5591/.
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