United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 9144 (117th)
SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022
Introduced
7 October 2022
Last action
28 October 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Sponsors
Shontel Brown
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
21 March 2025
Summary
SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to allow households with individuals under 18 years of age who have chronic medical conditions to deduct certain medical expenses incurred by the individual from household income when calculating SNAP benefits. Currently, the excess medical expense deduction under SNAP allows households with an elderly or disabled individual to deduct such expenses.
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Timeline
7 October 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
7 October 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 October 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 October 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 October 2022 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 October 2022
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 October 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 October 2022
Sponsors
- Shontel Brown · D · Sponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9144
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/9144
- us · 117-hr-9144 · source updated 21 March 2025