United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5591 (117th)
Student Food Security Act of 2021
Introduced
15 October 2021
Last action
22 October 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Sponsors
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
21 March 2025
Summary
Student Food Security Act of 2021 This bill expands the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and establishes programs to address food insecurity among college students. Specifically, the bill permanently modifies the eligibility requirements to allow additional college students to receive SNAP benefits, and it establishes a demonstration program to allow college students to use SNAP benefits on college campuses instead of meal plans.
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Timeline
15 October 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
15 October 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 October 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 October 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 October 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Student Food Security Act of 2021
- related to → Student Food Security Act of 2021
- related to ← College Student Hunger Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5591
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5591
- us · 117-hr-5591 · source updated 21 March 2025