College Student Hunger Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3875
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2017-09-28
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged

Food assistance and relief

Higher education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>College Student Hunger Act of 2017 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to include individuals enrolled in an institution of higher education who: (1) have an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA); or (2) are determined to be independent based on specified criteria included in the HEA. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3875 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2017 Mr. Lawson of Florida (for himself, Mr. Evans , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Moore , Mr. Payne , Mr. Correa , Mr. Hastings , and Mr. Nadler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the College Student Hunger Act of 2017 . 2. Eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program Section 6(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(e) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7) by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (9) has an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established in part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087kk–1087vv ); or (10) is determined to be ‘independent’ based on one of the criteria specified in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (G), and (H) of section 480(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1087vv ). . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018.