US HB3718 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to collect data on the food and housing insecurity of college students. Specifically, ED must add questions that measure rates of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. In addition, ED must collect data on student eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). ED must also provide students with contact information for the state agency that administers SNAP in their state.
Title
Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-07-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2110 (Related) 2019-07-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Education
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3718/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3718/BILLS-116hr3718ih.pdf |