EATS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2515
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-07-28
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Higher education

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2515 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2021 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Smith , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Booker , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 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 EATS Act of 2021 . 2. Treatment of attendance at an institution of higher education for purposes of SNAP eligibility (a) In general 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 attend 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, . (b) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 2, 2022.