A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude a basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This bill excludes military housing allowances from income when determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3781: A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude a basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3781/
"S. 3781: A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude a basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3781/.
S. 3781, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3781/.
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