EATS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1919
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2021-03-16
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Education

Food assistance and relief

Higher education

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2021 or the EATS Act of 20</b><strong>21</strong></p>  <p>This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to students attending institutions of higher education.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1919 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2021 Mr. Gomez (for himself, Mr. Harder of California , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Auchincloss , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Castro of Texas , Ms. Chu , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Correa , Mr. Costa , Ms. Dean , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Kind , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Levin of California , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Matsui , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Norton , Ms. Omar , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Rush , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Schrier , Mr. Sires , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Soto , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of California , Mrs. Torres of California , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Vela , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Welch , and Ms. Williams of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work for the purpose of determining eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2021 or the EATS Act of 2021 . 2. Amendments Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(4) by striking employed and inserting attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) or employed, in the aggregate, , and (2) in subsection (o)(2)(A) by striking work and inserting attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) or work, in the aggregate, . 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2022.