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Closing the College Hunger Gap Act

Introduced: August 12, 2025 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Jan 28, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced in House

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Closing the College Hunger Gap Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to send information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to certain college students.

Specifically, ED must send this information, in both written and electronic form, to a student who submits the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and has a negative or zero student aid index for the year. ED must also provide the student with contact information for the state agency that administers SNAP in the state in which the student resides.

ED must consult with the Department of Agriculture and other applicable federal or state agencies to design the written and electronic communications regarding potential SNAP eligibility and the SNAP application process.

What's happening now January 28, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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Lobbying activity 20

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Kansas · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
for RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
for FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Kansas · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
for FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
for RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

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Cosponsors 32

Bell, Wesley

Missouri · Sep 4, 2025

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Aug 12, 2025

Keating, William R.

Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2025

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Jun 10, 2025

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · May 19, 2025

Whitesides, George

California · May 5, 2025

Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria

New York · Apr 24, 2025

Friedman, Laura

California · Feb 24, 2025

Dingell, Debbie

Michigan · Feb 5, 2025

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Feb 4, 2025

Takano, Mark

California · Feb 4, 2025

Watson Coleman, Bonnie

New Jersey · Feb 4, 2025

Adams, Alma S.

North Carolina · Jan 28, 2025

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Jan 28, 2025

Brown, Shontel M.

Ohio · Jan 28, 2025

Chu, Judy

California · Jan 28, 2025

Crockett, Jasmine

Texas · Jan 28, 2025

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Jan 28, 2025

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Jan 28, 2025

Grijalva, Raúl M.

Arizona · Jan 28, 2025

Jackson, Jonathan L.

Illinois · Jan 28, 2025

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Jan 28, 2025

Khanna, Ro

California · Jan 28, 2025

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jan 28, 2025

Plaskett, Stacey E.

Virgin Islands · Jan 28, 2025

Ramirez, Delia C.

Illinois · Jan 28, 2025

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Jan 28, 2025

Scanlon, Mary Gay

Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2025

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Jan 28, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Jan 28, 2025

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Jan 28, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 777: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-777/

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"H.R. 777: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-777/.

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H.R. 777, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-777/.

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