US SB2110 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on July 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions 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).
Title
Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3718 (Related) 2019-07-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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/senate-bill/2110/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2110/BILLS-116s2110is.pdf |