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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Nikema Williams

Democrat · GA · Representative

Votes with party: 97.6% (585 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000788

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Cosponsors (20)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2026-04-09

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2026-04-09

Previously

Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-09

Plain-English Summary

Without specific subjects listed, this bill appears to relate to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, based on its referral to the House Agriculture Committee. The bill likely proposes changes to how SNAP operates, eligibility rules, or benefits for low-income individuals and families who rely on the program to purchase food. The exact nature of the proposed changes cannot be determined from the information provided, but they would affect millions of Americans currently receiving nutrition assistance.

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Subjects

Agriculture and Food

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8246 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8246 To allow certain students, including those who have a student aid index equal to or less than zero, to qualify for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2026 Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Thanedar, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Carbajal, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To allow certain students, including those who have a student aid index equal to or less than zero, to qualify for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Overcoming Higher Education Hunger Through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Act of 2026'' or the ``OHH SNAP Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SNAP TREATMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LOANS. Section 5(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)) is amended-- (1) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended-- (1) in subsection (e)-- (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``or'' at the end; (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(9) has a student aid index that is equal to or less than $0, as determined by the procedures established in part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk- 1087vv); or ``(10) is determined to be `independent' based on one of the criteria specified in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (G), and (H) of section 480(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1087vv).''; and (2) in subsection (o)(2)(A), by striking ``work'' and inserting ``attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) or work, in the aggregate,''. SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the effective date of this Act. <all>

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