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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016

5215

114th Congress

Agriculture and Food

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

May 12, 2016

Latest Action

May 20, 2016

Primary Sponsor

Alma S. AdamsDemocratic(NC)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

45pct

8d open

vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d

Summary

Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of: a man and a woman 19-50 years of age, a child 6-8 years of age, and a child 9-11 years of age. USDA must 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. The bill revises the amounts authorized for nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan. The bill modifies the requirements for calculating household income to determine SNAP eligibility by: (1) authorizing a standard medical expense deduction for households containing an elderly or disabled member, and (2) eliminating the cap on the deduction for excess shelter expenses. The bill exempts from SNAP work requirements able-bodied adults without dependents who are not offered a position in a SNAP Employment and Training Program.

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2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) Farm to School Act (S. 569/ H.R. 1061) School Food Modernization Act (S. 540/H.R. 3316) Summer Meals Act (S. 613/H.R. 1728) WIC Act (S. 1796/ H.R.2260) Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act (S. 1966) Food Security Improvement Act (H.R. 3657) Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act (S.1937/ H.R. 3502) Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act (S. 1833) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 3886) Improving School Nutrition Training Act (H.R. 3617) SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act (S. 2420) SNAP Work Opportunities Act (H.R. 1025) Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 (H.R. 5215) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 (S. 3136)

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