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H.R. 4297 (116th)

EATS Act of 2019

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Introduced

12 September 2019

Last action

24 September 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Sponsors

Jimmy Gomez, Pete Aguilar, Karen Bass, Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Tony Cárdenas, Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Gilbert Cisneros, Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], TJ Cox, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rosa DeLauro, Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Jesús García, Vicente Gonzalez, Debra Haaland, Josh Harder, Katie Hill, Joseph Kennedy, Barbara Lee, Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], James McGovern, Gwen Moore, Grace Napolitano, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], COLLIN PETERSON, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Harley Rouda, LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Darren Soto, Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Eric Swalwell, Mark Takano, Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Filemon Vela, Linda Sánchez, Norma Torres, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Alan Lowenthal, Jackie Speier, JOHN LEWIS, Derek Kilmer

Subjects

Education

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21 March 2025

Education

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Summary

Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2019 or the EATS Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to students attending institutions of higher education.

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Timeline

  1. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 September 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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