United States · Bill · S
S. 2359 (116th)
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require consideration of the assets of a household for broad-based categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Introduced
31 July 2019
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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 revises eligibility requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require certain household assets (e.g., available cash, stock, savings bonds, mutual funds) to be considered when making a categorical eligibility determination for SNAP benefits.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 31 July 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 31 July 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 31 July 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2359
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2359