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Closing the College Hunger Gap Act

Bill Number
H.R. 777
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Education
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-01-28: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last Updated
2025-09-05T08:06:01Z

Official 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.

Sponsor

Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

Cosponsors (32)

Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

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