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H.R. 1368 · 116th Congress

Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019

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104 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 26, 2019

Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019

This bill revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits.

Specifically, the bill

  • increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires that benefits be calculated using a low-cost food plan (i.e., the diet required to feed a family of four);
  • directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan;
  • requires USDA to make adjustments to the plan to account for household size, changes in the cost of the diet, and the costs of food in specified areas;
  • revises the amounts authorized for nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires that the amounts be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan;
  • modifies the requirements for calculating household income to determine SNAP eligibility by authorizing a standard medical expense deduction for households containing an elderly or disabled member and eliminating the cap on the deduction for excess shelter expenses; and
  • revises eligibility requirements under SNAP for certain students enrolled in institutions of higher education.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019

Latest action (Mar 15, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 26, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.