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H.R. 3875 (115th)

College Student Hunger Act of 2017

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Introduced

28 September 2017

Last action

26 October 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Sponsors

Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

Subjects

Agriculture, Education

Source updated

11 August 2025

Agriculture · Education

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Summary

College Student Hunger Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to include individuals enrolled in an institution of higher education who: (1) have an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA); or (2) are determined to be independent based on specified criteria included in the HEA.

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Timeline

  1. 28 September 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 September 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 September 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 October 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

    Source: Committee

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