SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9144
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2022-10-07
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to allow households with individuals under 18 years of age who have chronic medical conditions to deduct certain medical expenses incurred by the individual from household income when calculating SNAP benefits. Currently, the excess medical expense deduction under SNAP allows households with an elderly or disabled individual to deduct such expenses.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9144 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 7, 2022 Ms. Brown of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow households with children with chronic medical conditions to deduct allowable medical expenses incurred by such household member that exceeds $35 per month.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022 . 2. Excess medical expense deduction Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting , or a member who is under 18 years of age and meets one of the criteria described in subclauses (I) through (III) of section 1945(h)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396w–4(h)(1)(A)(ii) ), after member the 1st place it appears, and (B) by striking elderly or disabled the last place it appears and inserting such , and (2) by amending subparagraph (B)(ii)(I) to read as follows: (I) be designed to minimize the burden for the eligible household choosing to deduct the recurrent medical expenses of the elderly or disabled member, or of the member who is under 18 years of age and meets one of the criteria described in subclauses (I) through (III) of section 1945(h)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396w–4(h)(1)(A)(ii) ), pursuant to the method; . 3. Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on October 1, 2022.