US Congress House Bill 3749 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Introduced on September 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Pending: House Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SNAP Standard Medical Expense Deduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow households containing an elderly or disabled member to use a standard medical expense deduction for calculating income to apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. If the amount of actual costs of allowable medical expenses incurred by the elderly or disabled member for a month, exclusive of special diets, is equal to or greater than $35, the standard medical deduction for each month is: (1) $140 for FY2018, and (2) the preceding year's amount with a specified adjustment for inflation for FY2019 and each subsequent year. If the monthly costs are greater than the sum of the standard medical deduction and $35, the household may deduct the actual costs. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) may approve a standard medical deduction that is higher than the amount required by this bill. USDA must submit specified studies and reports to Congress regarding: (1) state performance in enrolling disabled and elderly individuals in SNAP and specified Medicare programs, (2) disability and food insecurity, and (3) the effectiveness of the standard medical deduction.

SNAP Standard Medical Expense Deduction Act of 2017

Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
2017-09-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-09-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-09-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-09-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-09-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-09-12	House	Introduced in House

SB1707 (Same As) 2017-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3749/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3749/BILLS-115hr3749ih.pdf