Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021

Summary

Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 This bill repeals a lifetime ban that prohibits individuals convicted of certain offenses related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or assistance under programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants. Any state law that imposes conditions on eligibility for SNAP benefits or TANF assistance based on an individual's conviction of such an offense shall have no force or effect. In addition, individuals who are incarcerated and scheduled to be released within 30 days shall qualify as individual households for purposes of SNAP eligibility. Under current law, unless specifically excepted, individuals residing in institutions do not constitute a household.

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Timeline

1. 5 August 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 August 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 5 August 2021 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
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