Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019

HB 1368 Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019

US Congress 116th Congress

Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019
HB-1368

About HB-1368

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

  

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Introduced 03/09/2019

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Votes for: 1 Votes against: 25

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Sponsors (137)

Rep. Sean Maloney


Co-Sponsor

Rep. Raul Grijalva


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Rep. Barbara Lee


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Rep. Gerald Connolly


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Rep. James Langevin


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Rep. Ted Lieu


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Rep. Gregory Meeks


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Rep. Janice Schakowsky


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Rep. James McGovern


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Rep. Earl Blumenauer


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Rep. David Cicilline


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Rep. Eleanor Norton


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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations.

03/15/2019

Introduced In House

02/26/2019

Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture.

02/26/2019

Subject(s)

Agriculture And Food Alaska American Samoa Caribbean Area Food Assistance And Relief Guam Hawaii Higher Education Nutrition And Diet Poverty And Welfare Assistance Puerto Rico U.s. Territories And Protectorates Virgin Islands