United States · Bill · S
S. 1708 (115th)
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that certain students who are family caregivers are eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Introduced
2 August 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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14 January 2025
Summary
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make certain students who are informal providers of in-home and community care to elderly or disabled members of the household eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 August 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1708
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1708