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HR 706 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2023

Introduced: June 30, 2023 Introduced by: Brown, Shontel M. Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in House
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SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2023

This bill expands benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for households with children under the age of 18 who have chronic medical conditions.

Specifically, the bill revises the excess medical expense deduction under SNAP to allow households to deduct allowable medical expenses in excess of $35 per month incurred for such children from their incomes in calculating SNAP benefits. Currently, the excess medical expense deduction under SNAP only allows qualified households with an elderly or disabled member to deduct such expenses.

What's happening now March 2, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Apr 16, 2024
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Aug 22, 2023
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 30, 2023
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · May 15, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Mar 29, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 29, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Mar 29, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Feb 10, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Feb 10, 2023
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 10, 2023
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 10, 2023
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 1, 2023
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 1, 2023
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 1, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 706: SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-706/
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"H.R. 706: SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-706/.
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H.R. 706, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-706/.
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