Military Hunger Prevention Act
Latest action · Apr 1, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Hunger Prevention Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to pay a basic needs allowance to certain low-income members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, those eligible for the basic needs allowance are members who (1) have completed initial entry training, (2) have a gross household income that did not exceed an amount equal to 130% of the federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and (3) do not elect to decline the allowance.
In situations where a household contains two or more eligible members, the bill specifies that only one allowance may be paid per year to one member they jointly elect.
The amount of the allowance must be the aggregate amount equal to 130% of the HHS federal poverty guidelines minus the gross household income of the covered member during the preceding year divided by 12.
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) of DOD must notify, in writing, individuals determined to be eligible for the allowance. The notice must include information regarding financial management and assistance programs administered by DOD for which the individuals are also eligible.
Individuals who seek to receive the allowance must submit specified information to DFAS.
Cosponsors 73
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2021 to Aug 12, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 21, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 28, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Aug 23, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | May 19, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Aug 12, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 59, April 1, 2021, page H1708.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-21 | HUNGER AMONG VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS: UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM AND EVALUATING SOLUTIONS64 pages | Agriculture Committee | Nov 10, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-7 | THE FUTURE OF SNAP: MOVING PAST THE PANDEMIC81 pages | Agriculture Committee | May 26, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1488 | Military Hunger Prevention Act | Identical bill | Apr 29, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 37, United States Code, to establish a basic needs allowance for low-income regular members of the Armed Forces.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Military Hunger Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2021Introduced in House
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