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S. 2359

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A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require consideration of the assets of a household for broad-based categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
July 31, 2019
Sponsor
Sen. John KennedyR
Cosponsors (0)
None
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This bill revises eligibility requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require certain household assets (e.g., available cash, stock, savings bonds, mutual funds) to be considered when making a categorical eligibility determination for SNAP benefits.

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