HR 4297 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

EATS Act of 2019

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

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 12, 2019 to Jun 15, 2020; 43 are original cosponsors, there from 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-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
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAJim CostaOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAKaren BassOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAKatie HillOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-WIMark PocanOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CATj CoxOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalSep 12, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierSep 18, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisSep 18, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOct 4, 2019
D-WAKim SchrierOct 4, 2019
D-MALori TrahanOct 4, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorOct 15, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOct 15, 2019
D-WAAdam SmithOct 21, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOct 21, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOct 21, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOct 21, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOct 23, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOct 23, 2019
D-CAMike LevinNov 20, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaApr 21, 2020
D-CAJudy ChuJun 15, 2020

Withdrew 1 Collin C. Peterson D-MN Sep 17, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Sep 12, 2019
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred Sep 24, 2019

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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 146, September 12, 2019, page H7706.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R46817Food Insecurity Among College Students: Background and Policy OptionsReportJun 9, 2021

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work for the purpose of determining eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
EATS Act of 2019
Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2019Introduced in House

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