Closing the College Hunger Gap Act
U.S. Congress · HR777 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-01-28. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
Sponsors
- Jahana Hayes (primary)
- Alma S. Adams
- Gabe Amo
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Shontel M. Brown
- Wesley Bell
- Judy Chu
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Jasmine Crockett
- Danny K. Davis
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Debbie Dingell
- Laura Friedman
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Glenn Ivey
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- William R. Keating
- Ro Khanna
- James P. McGovern
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Stacey E. Plaskett
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Dina Titus
- Mark Takano
- Rashida Tlaib
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- George Whitesides
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-01-28 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-01-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |