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Closing the College Hunger Gap Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-28
Introduced
36
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Jahana Hayes
Jahana Hayes
Democrat · CT · Representative
Votes with party: 98.0% (637 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (36)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-01-28

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Plain-English Summary

Closing the College Hunger Gap Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to send information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to certain college students. Specifically, ED must send this information, in both written and electronic form, to a student who submits the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and has a negative or zero student aid index for the year. ED must also provide the student with contact information for the state agency that administers SNAP in the state in which the student resides. ED must consult with the Department of Agriculture and other applicable federal or state agencies to design the written and electronic communications regarding potential SNAP eligibility and the SNAP application process.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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