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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3943 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to provide notice to students receiving work-study assist-
ance about potential eligibility for participation in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2025 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. BALINT, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. CARSON, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. 
CROCKETT, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 
SALINAS, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. STRICKLAND, 
Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. RASKIN, and Ms. SHERRILL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to provide notice to stu-
dents receiving work-study assistance about potential eli-
gibility for participation in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Opportunity To Ad-
dress College Hunger Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION REGARDING SNAP FOR STUDENTS 
RECEIVING FEDERAL WORK-STUDY ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–53) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION REGARDING SNAP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An institution receiving a 
grant under this part shall send a notification (by 
email or other electronic means) to each eligible stu-
dent informing the student of their potential eligi-
bility for participation in SNAP and the process for 
obtaining more information, confirming eligibility, 
and accessing benefits under that program. The no-
tification shall be developed by the Secretary of Edu-
cation in consultation with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, and shall include details on eligibility re-
quirements for participation in SNAP that a student 
must satisfy. The notification shall be, to the extent 
practicable, specific to the student’s State of resi-
dence and shall provide contact information for the 
local office where an application for SNAP may be 
made. 
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‘‘(2) EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION IN FEDER-
ALLY FINANCED WORK-STUDY PROGRAM.—The noti-
fication under paragraph (1) shall include an official 
document confirming that the recipient is an eligible 
student sufficient for purposes of demonstrating that 
the exclusion from ineligibility for participation in 
SNAP under section 6(e)(4) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(4)) applies to 
the student. 
‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Education, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
shall provide guidance to States and institutions of 
higher education on how to identify and commu-
nicate with students who are likely to be eligible for 
SNAP, including those eligible for a State or feder-
ally financed work-study program. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘eligible student’ means— 
‘‘(i) a student receiving work-study 
assistance under this part; and 
‘‘(ii) a student who is eligible to re-
ceive a Federal Pell Grant under section 
401. 
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‘‘(B) The term ‘SNAP’ means the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program (as defined 
in section 3(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(t))).’’. 
Æ 
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