HR 4297 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

EATS Act of 2019

Introduced Sep 12, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Jimmy Gomez D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 24, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 12, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2019 or the EATS Act of 2019

This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to students attending institutions of higher education.

Cosponsors 60

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 12, 2019 to Jun 15, 2020, with 44 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 12, 2019
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
  2. Sep 12, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Sep 12, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2019Introduced in House

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