US HB3743 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-12 - 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 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide students with certain information related to nutrition assistance. Specifically, such IHEs must annually provide students with information on the most recent student eligibility guidance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); contact information for the state agencies that administer SNAP and WIC; and information on food pantries, food assistance facilities, and other services that are available to enrolled students. The bill also requires the Department of Education to annually update its College Navigator website with the most recent student eligibility guidance for SNAP and WIC.
Title
STOP Campus Hunger Act Supporting Transparency to Overcome Poverty and Campus Hunger Act
Sponsors
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-07-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB4674 (Related) 2020-12-28 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
Subjects
Education
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3743/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3743/BILLS-116hr3743ih.pdf |