EATS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3183
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-05-10
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged

Food assistance and relief

Higher education

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2023 or the EATS Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain students.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill removes the restriction on SNAP eligibility for students to allow otherwise eligible students who are attending institutions of higher education (IHEs) at least half time to participate in SNAP. Under current law, students 18-49 years old are restricted, with exceptions, from participating in SNAP. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 temporarily exempted some students from certain SNAP eligibility requirements; these temporary student exemptions are currently scheduled to expire after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023.</p> <p>Further, the bill provides that students enrolled at least half time in a recognized school, training program, or IHE constitute individual <i>households</i> (not <i>residents of</i> <i>institutions</i>) and may be eligible for SNAP benefits. (Participation in SNAP is limited to households.)</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3183 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2023 Mr. Gomez (for himself, Ms. Adams , Mr. Costa , Mr. Harder of California , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Auchincloss , Ms. Balint , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Bowman , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Casar , Mr. Casten , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Castro of Texas , Ms. Chu , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Correa , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Ms. DelBene , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Evans , Mr. Foster , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mr. Frost , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Robert Garcia of California , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Hoyle of Oregon , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Mr. Keating , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Kim of New Jersey , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Mr. Levin , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Lynch , Ms. Matsui , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGarvey , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Meng , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Mullin , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Neal , Mr. Norcross , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Omar , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Payne , Mr. Peters , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Porter , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Quigley , Mrs. Ramirez , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Ross , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Schrier , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Soto , Ms. Stevens , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Torres of New York , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Trone , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Velázquez , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Williams of Georgia , and Mr. Mrvan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students enrolled in institutions of higher education from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2023 or the EATS Act of 2023 . 2. Amendments The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 3(m)(5) by adding at end the following: (F) Individuals who are bona fide students enrolled at least half time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education. , and (2) in section 6— (A) in subsection (d)(2)(C) by striking (except that any such person enrolled in an institution of higher education shall be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program unless he or she meets the requirements of subsection (e) of this section) , and (B) by striking subsection (e). 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2024.